Gala Banquets

5639 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646

Pass · Sep 24, 2025 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 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. 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 6 of 7 inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Sep 24, 2025: Pass, no violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Pass Sep 24

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    No violations

  3. Pass w/ Conditions Mar 11

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  4. Visit Feb 19

    Non-Inspection

  5. Visit Feb 4

    Non-Inspection

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