Can't Believe It's Not Meat

1368 1/2 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Passed · May 30, 2025 Directions
92
Excellent BiteKarma score 92 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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected May 30, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Allergen training as required, cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 30

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Allergen training as required
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Dec 10

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
  5. Passed Apr 5

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Nov 3

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used

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