Falafel Joint

6814 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Passed re-check · Aug 31, 2026 Directions
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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 6 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Aug 31, 2026: passed with 7 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 6 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 31

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    7 violations
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jan 29

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Oct 15

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Allergen training as required
  7. 2023
  8. Passed Jun 30

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Proper hot holding temperatures

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