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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
- Last inspected Jan 23, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 16, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices, cited 11 times, plus 22 other repeat issues.
- #15 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 5 of 12 graded inspections since 2021.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jan 23
Complaint Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Failed Jan 16
Complaint
6 violations
- Previous core violation corrected
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Proper date marking and disposition
- 2024
- Passed Apr 18
Complaint Re-Inspection
10 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- All food employees have food handler training
- Allergen training as required
- Failed Apr 11
Complaint
14 violations
- Allergen training as required
- Proper cold holding temperatures
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- All food employees have food handler training
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Food properly labeled; original container
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around 6978 Soul Food, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.