Tacos El Rey

9625 S Ewing Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Perfect re-check · Apr 3, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 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 5 of 9 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Apr 3, 2025: perfect, no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 27, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 6 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Perfect Apr 3

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Mar 27

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Feb 1

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  6. Failed Jan 24

    Canvass

    9 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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