Western Tacos

7151 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636

Passed · Apr 28, 2025 Directions
79
Fair BiteKarma score 79 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 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Apr 28, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 7 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 28

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. 2024
  4. Perfect Apr 8

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Mar 29

    Canvass

    10 violations
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Gloves used properly
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Hands clean and properly washed
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Aug 28

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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