The Whale

2427-31 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Passed · Jun 12, 2025 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 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 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Jun 12, 2025: passed with 4 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 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jun 12

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  3. Visit May 28

    Non-Inspection

  4. 2024
  5. Perfect Feb 7

    Canvass

    No violations

  6. 2023
  7. Passed Feb 10

    Complaint

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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BiteKarma scores around The Whale, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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