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El-Kee's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations4
- last inspectedApril 3, 2020
- address4500 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
Is El-Kee's clean?
El-Kee's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 3, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El-Kee's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE OR VALID DOCUMENTATION POSTED IN FACILITY.INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN (TCS FOODS) ARE PREPARED,HANDLED, AND/OR SERVED AND POST ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS FOR HAND SINKS IN KITCHEN,BAR AND WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING THE INTERIOR OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND STORAGE SHELVES IN KITCHEN AND BAR GUNS AND HOUSINGS ATTACHED AT BAR AREAS TO REMOVE BUILD-UP AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN KITCHEN AREA AND BAR AREAS TO REMOVE DUSTS/DIRTS/DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON CEILING VENTILATION COVERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING IN THE WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON CEILING VENTILATION COVERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING IN THE WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENT.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENT.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
When was El-Kee's last inspected?
El-Kee's has 7 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2020 | — | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 2, 2010 | Pass |
El-Kee's vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 April 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.