Seoul Taco

1321 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Failed · Dec 11, 2025 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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 10 of 20 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 16 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Dec 11, 2025: failed with 3 violations.

Inspection history 20 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Failed Dec 11

    Complaint

    3 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Passed May 14

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  4. Failed May 6

    Canvass

    13 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  5. 2024
  6. Perfect Dec 13

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    No violations

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