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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 2021.
- Last inspected Jun 9, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible, cited 4 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jun 9
Canvass
5 violations
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- Allergen training as required
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- 2024
- Passed Jun 6
Canvass Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Failed May 29
Canvass
8 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- 2023
- Passed Jun 1
Canvass Re-Inspection
1 violation
- All food employees have food handler training
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Tamaleria Lupita, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.