Taqueria Picazo

9710 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed · Jan 9, 2024 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Jan 9, 2024: passed with 6 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Visit Mar 5

    Canvass

  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jan 9

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Mar 30

    Canvass

    11 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  7. 2021
  8. Passed Aug 10

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Proper cold holding temperatures

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Taqueria Picazo, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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