LiFE

3858 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60624

Passed · Jun 11, 2025 Directions
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Excellent BiteKarma score 94 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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jun 11, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Insects, rodents, and animals not present, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 11

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  3. Visit Apr 10

    Non-Inspection

  4. 2024
  5. Passed Apr 11

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  6. Visit Apr 2

    Non-Inspection

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around LiFE, 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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