Chicago Kernel

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 24, 2016
• address151 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is Chicago Kernel clean?

Chicago Kernel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Kernel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk around 3 compartment sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk around 3 compartment sink in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Front counter shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under 3 compartment sink, rear storage areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under 3 compartment sink, rear storage areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).

When was Chicago Kernel last inspected?

Chicago Kernel has 6 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2012.

Chicago Kernel vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 24, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.