Taqueria El Tacotote

1544 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Passed · Mar 28, 2025 Directions
84
Good BiteKarma score 84 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 15 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 28, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Insects, rodents, and animals not present, cited 7 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 15 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 28

    Complaint

    3 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Oct 2

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  5. Failed Sep 25

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Sep 21

    Short Form Complaint

    3 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used

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