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. An inspection where the health department closed the kitchen 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 closure unless the restaurant is inspected again and reopens. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- No follow-up needed at 9 of 13 inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Jul 16, 2025: Pass, 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 8 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 13 visits
- 2025
- Pass Jul 16
Complaint
5 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Pass Jan 13
Canvass Re-Inspection
No violations
- Pass w/ Conditions Jan 10
Canvass
2 violations
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- 2024
- Pass Apr 17
Canvass Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Elly's Pancake House, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.