Northside Grill

4351 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Passed · Jan 17, 2025 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 6 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jan 17, 2025: passed with 3 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jan 17

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  3. 2024
  4. Passed May 9

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2023
  6. Passed May 3

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Allergen training as required
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
  7. 2022
  8. Passed Jun 6

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Personal cleanliness

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