Elaines Chop Suey 1

4512 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

Failed · Mar 27, 2025 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 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

  • Keeps coming up: Insects, rodents, and animals not present, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 2 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Mar 27, 2025: failed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Visit Apr 4

    Canvass

  3. Failed Mar 27

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  4. 2024
  5. Perfect Apr 26

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Apr 23

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Proper date marking and disposition
    • Previous core violation corrected

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