Cairo Kebab

730 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60607

Passed re-check · Aug 18, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 18, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 13, 2025. 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 4 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 18

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. Failed Aug 13

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    6 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Previous priority foundation violation corrected
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Aug 6

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Aug 31

    License

    7 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Allergen training as required

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