K-Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 21, 2015
• address201 N Clark St, Chicago 60601

Is K-Kitchen clean?

K-Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 21, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at K-Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 21, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NOTED DIRTY MULTI-USE ITEMS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN DIRTY OPEN FACE CABINETS, IN REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDER COLD HOLDING UNIT, AND THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN ALL MULTI-USE ITEMS AND PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY MANNER.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NOTED DIRTY MULTI-USE ITEMS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN DIRTY OPEN FACE CABINETS, IN REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDER COLD HOLDING UNIT, AND THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN ALL MULTI-USE ITEMS AND PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY MANNER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATION UNITS, PREP TABLES, SINKS, STORAGE RACKS, STORAGE CARTS AND VENTILATION HOODS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO CLEAN ALL ATTTACHED LEGS,WHEELS,HANDLES AND CORDS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS AND THROUGHOUT PREP, DISHWASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO REMOVE POOLING WATER UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS AND THROUGHOUT PREP, DISHWASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO REMOVE POOLING WATER UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND ABOVE SINKS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST ALSO CLEAN OR REPLACE STAINED AND DUSTY CEILING TILES AS NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AS NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND ABOVE SINKS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST ALSO CLEAN OR REPLACE STAINED AND DUSTY CEILING TILES AS NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AS NEEDED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT AS NEEDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR HEAVY LEAK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. MUST ALSO REPAIR BROKEN FACUET HANDLE IN THE MENS WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA TO STORE ALL EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE CDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE CDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED.

When was K-Kitchen last inspected?

K-Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2013.

K-Kitchen vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 21, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.