Inspiration

3504-3518 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60624

Passed · Aug 13, 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. 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 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Aug 13, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 13

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Allergen training as required
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Nov 19

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Mar 10

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  7. 2022
  8. Passed May 20

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Inspiration, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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