Red Snapper

1418 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Failed · Aug 31, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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 13 of 16 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 12 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
  • #57 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Last inspected Aug 31, 2026: failed with 8 violations.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 31

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jul 8

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    6 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Allergen training as required
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
  5. Failed Jul 1

    Complaint

    9 violations
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  6. Passed Mar 17

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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