Candela Cuban Cafe

5059 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Passed · Aug 26, 2025 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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 1 of 1 graded inspection since 2025.
  • Last inspected Aug 26, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.

Inspection history 1 visit

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 26

    License

    5 violations
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required

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BiteKarma scores around Candela Cuban Cafe, 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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