Lotus Restaurant

814-816 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619

Passed · Jul 9, 2025 Directions
92
Excellent BiteKarma score 92 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 8 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jul 9, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Visit Jun 1

    Non-Inspection

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jul 9

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. Visit Jul 2

    Complaint

  6. Passed Jun 2

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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BiteKarma scores around Lotus Restaurant, 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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