Ben's Bar-Be-Cue

5931 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Passed · Feb 7, 2025 Directions
94
Excellent BiteKarma score 94 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Feb 7, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 7

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Approved thawing methods used
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Feb 28

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  5. Visit Feb 26

    Complaint

  6. 2023
  7. Passed Jul 21

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

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