Pepe's Mexican Restaurant
8313-8325 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
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
- Passed 6 of 10 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Aug 18, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 11, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display, cited 5 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Aug 18
Complaint Re-Inspection
4 violations
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Allergen training as required
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Failed Aug 11
Complaint
5 violations
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Previous core violation corrected
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Allergen training as required
- Passed Jan 6
Canvass
4 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Personal cleanliness
- 2024
- Passed Jan 17
Canvass
6 violations
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Personal cleanliness
- Allergen training as required
- All food employees have food handler training
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