Picante Taqueria

2016 1/2 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

Failed · Mar 17, 2025 Directions
84
Good BiteKarma score 84 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 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: Insects, rodents, and animals not present, cited 3 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Mar 17, 2025: failed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Visit Oct 23

    Canvass

  3. Failed Mar 17

    Complaint

    3 violations
    • Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Oct 2

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Personal cleanliness
  6. Failed Sep 11

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present

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