Zocalo

1438 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

Passed re-check · Aug 27, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 69 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

  • Last inspected Aug 27, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
  • Passed 1 of 2 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 27

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  3. 2025
  4. Failed Sep 25

    License

    7 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Allergen training as required

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