A Place by Damao

2621 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608

Failed · Aug 19, 2025 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 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 4 of 6 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 6 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Aug 19, 2025: failed with 10 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Visit Apr 27

    Canvass

  3. 2025
  4. Failed Aug 19

    Canvass

    10 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Allergen training as required
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. Visit Jul 22

    Non-Inspection

  6. 2024
  7. Passed Jul 9

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used

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