Bro N-laws Bbq

3820 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Passed re-check · Jun 6, 2025 Directions
83
Good BiteKarma score 83 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 9 of 13 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 6, 2025: passed with 3 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 8 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 6

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Passed May 13

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Hands clean and properly washed
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Jul 16

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Oct 24

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Bro N-laws Bbq, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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