Southside African Restaurant
8311 S Baltimore Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
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 Apr 17, 2025: passed with 6 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food properly labeled; original container, cited 5 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
- Passed 4 of 10 graded inspections since 2022.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Apr 17
Canvass
6 violations
- Allergen training as required
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
- All food employees have food handler training
- Food properly labeled; original container
- 2024
- Perfect Feb 26
Complaint
No violations
- 2023
- Perfect Dec 6
Canvass Re-Inspection
No violations
- Failed Dec 4
Canvass Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Previous priority foundation violation corrected
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