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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 9 graded inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Jun 13, 2025: passed with 10 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jun 6, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 7 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #10 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jun 13
Canvass Re-Inspection
10 violations
- Allergen training as required
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- All food employees have food handler training
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Failed Jun 6
Canvass
20 violations
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
- Gloves used properly
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- All food employees have food handler training
- Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- Allergen training as required
- Proper cold holding temperatures
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Personal cleanliness
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Hands clean and properly washed
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- 2024
- Perfect Sep 4
Canvass Re-Inspection
No violations
- Failed Aug 7
Canvass
4 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Proper cold holding temperatures
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Nellie's Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.