Friends' BBQ

2358 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Passed · Sep 17, 2025 Directions
86
Good BiteKarma score 86 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 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Sep 17, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 5 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 17

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Visit Sep 11

    Canvass

  4. 2024
  5. Passed Jul 10

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  6. Failed Jul 3

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present

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