Peeples Tacos

5944 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Failed · Feb 25, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • #75 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Passed 1 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Feb 25, 2026: failed with 11 violations.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Feb 25

    Canvass

    11 violations
    • Sewage and wastewater properly disposed
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Approved thawing methods used
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Aug 5

    License Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
  5. Failed Jul 25

    License

    7 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Allergen training as required
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips

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