African Food Palace
8918 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
Passed re-check · Jun 23, 2025 Directions
88
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 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Jun 23, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jun 12, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 7 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2025
- Visit Nov 5
Canvass
- Passed Jun 23
Canvass Re-Inspection
5 violations
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Failed Jun 12
Canvass
8 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- 2024
- Passed Aug 1
Canvass
1 violation
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
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