Sara's Cocina

2723 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

Passed · Aug 27, 2025 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 27, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 27

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. Visit Aug 20

    Non-Inspection

  4. 2024
  5. Passed May 9

    License

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. 2023
  7. Failed Aug 18

    License

    12 violations
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

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