The Black Barrel Tavern
455 W North Ave., Chicago, IL 60610
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 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Oct 27, 2023: passed with 1 violation. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 20, 2023. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible, cited 4 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2024
- Visit Dec 26
Non-Inspection
- Visit Dec 16
Non-Inspection
- Visit Aug 26
Non-Inspection
- Visit Aug 12
Non-Inspection
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