Grota Restaurant
3108-3112 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Passed re-check · May 29, 2026 Directions
79
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
- Last inspected May 29, 2026: passed with 1 violation. That was a follow-up after failing on May 18, 2026.
- Passed 6 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 6 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 13 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 29
Canvass Re-Inspection
1 violation
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Failed May 18
Canvass
7 violations
- Previous core violation corrected
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- 2025
- Passed May 6
Canvass
2 violations
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Allergen training as required
- 2024
- Passed Nov 13
Canvass
1 violation
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
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