Pepe's Mexican Restaurant

8227 S Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed · Feb 27, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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

  • Passed 6 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Feb 27, 2025: passed with 6 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display, cited 4 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 27

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Allergen training as required
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Mar 7

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Jul 25

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  7. Failed Jul 18

    Canvass

    14 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Allergen training as required
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Gloves used properly
    • No bare hand contact with RTE food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used

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