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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 7 graded inspections since 2021.
- Keeps coming up: Previous core violation corrected, cited 4 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
- Last inspected Jun 9, 2026: failed with 6 violations.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jun 9
Canvass
6 violations
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Allergen training as required
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Previous core violation corrected
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- 2025
- Passed Nov 6
Canvass
5 violations
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- 2024
- Passed May 9
Canvass
2 violations
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- 2023
- Perfect Apr 26
Canvass Re-Inspection
No violations
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around South Kawa Japanese Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.