White Castle

1400 W 79th St, Chicago, IL 60620

Passed re-check · Dec 3, 2024 Directions
70
Fair BiteKarma score 70 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 4 of 7 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Dec 3, 2024: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Nov 21, 2024. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2024
  2. Passed Dec 3

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Failed Nov 21

    Canvass

    12 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Hands clean and properly washed
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Gloves used properly
  4. 2022
  5. Passed Jun 22

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    6 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. Failed Jun 10

    Complaint

    10 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Thermometers provided and accurate

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