La Barca Restaurant

1221 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609

Passed · Jan 16, 2026 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 2020.
  • Last inspected Jan 16, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 4 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jan 16

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jun 12

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
  5. 2024
  6. Visit Oct 30

    Non-Inspection

  7. Passed Jan 4

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Food properly labeled; original container

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