Shorty’s Mexican Grill

11529 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

Passed · Feb 24, 2025 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Feb 24, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Wiping cloths: properly used and stored, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 24

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jul 9

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Aug 29

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  7. 2022
  8. Passed Sep 19

    License

    2 violations
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned

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