Al Halal Zaiqa Restaurant
449 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
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 8 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Jul 10, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 2, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips, cited 5 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jul 10
Canvass Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Failed Jul 2
Canvass
6 violations
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Passed Jan 6
Canvass
3 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Allergen training as required
- 2024
- Passed Jan 31
Complaint Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
- Allergen training as required
- All food employees have food handler training
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