Alice's Bar-B-Que

65 E 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60653

Failed · Dec 10, 2025 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 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 8 of 9 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Keeps coming up: Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned, cited 7 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Dec 10, 2025: failed with 5 violations.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Failed Dec 10

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
  3. Passed Mar 26

    Short Form Complaint

    1 violation
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
  4. Passed Feb 20

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Dec 11

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned

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