Mandala Cafe

1641 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Passed re-check · Mar 14, 2025 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Mar 14, 2025: passed with 1 violation. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 7, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Visit Jun 11

    Canvass

  3. Passed Mar 14

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  4. Failed Mar 7

    Complaint

    7 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  5. 2022
  6. Passed Aug 3

    License

    1 violation
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

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