Royal Africana Lounge

5973 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660

Passed re-check · May 19, 2025 Directions
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Fair BiteKarma score 76 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

  • Last inspected May 19, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 7, 2025. 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 8 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 2 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 19

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Allergen training as required
  3. Failed May 7

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Feb 5

    License Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
  6. Failed Jan 30

    License Re-Inspection

    7 violations
    • Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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