Safari Somali Cuisine

6319 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Passed · Jun 3, 2025 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 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 4 of 6 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Jun 3, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 3

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Allergen training as required
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Sep 9

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  5. Failed Sep 5

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    10 violations
    • Previous priority foundation violation corrected
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. Failed Aug 29

    Canvass

    12 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Proper date marking and disposition
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Food separated and protected
    • All food employees have food handler training

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