See Thru Chinese Kitchen

5249 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644

Passed · Jul 16, 2025 Directions
86
Good BiteKarma score 86 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 9 of 11 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jul 16, 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 7 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jul 16

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jul 10

    Short Form Complaint

    2 violations
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  5. Passed Jun 20

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  6. Failed Jun 11

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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