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Restaurant inspections / Restaurant

Big Bowl

11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

Oct 29, 2025

28

Inspections on record

14

Times passed

5

Times failed

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Oct 29, 2025Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 22, 2025CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 7, 2025CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 22, 2024CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 22, 2024CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Dec 4, 2023ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Apr 13, 2023Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Apr 7, 2023CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 5, 2022CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 8, 2021CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 20, 2021CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 14, 2020CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 25, 2019Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 18, 2019ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
May 13, 2019Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 2, 2019CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Nov 29, 2018Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 13, 2018CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 8, 2018CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 11, 2017CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jan 11, 2017CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 29, 2016CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 25, 2016ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 20, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 27, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 22, 2014CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jan 27, 2014CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 16, 2013LicensePassRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Big Bowl — questions

Did Big Bowl pass its last health inspection?
Big Bowl at 11601 W Touhy Ave was inspected on Oct 29, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 28 inspections on record it has failed 5 times.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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