Pepe's Taco

2 E 112th Pl, Chicago, IL 60628

Passed · Feb 24, 2025 Directions
87
Good BiteKarma score 87 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 7 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Feb 24, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 6 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 24

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jul 10

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Allergen training as required
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Oct 20

    Short Form Complaint

    6 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  7. Passed Aug 11

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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