69
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 8 of 11 graded inspections since 2020.
- Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 10 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- #61 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Aug 27, 2026: failed with 5 violations.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Failed Aug 27
Canvass
5 violations
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- 2025
- Passed Jan 15
Canvass
2 violations
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- 2024
- Passed Jan 11
Complaint Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Failed Jan 4
Complaint
5 violations
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around New China Express, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.