Kabobi

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 21, 2024
• address4748 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Kabobi clean?

Kabobi is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 21, 2024. 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 Kabobi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES.OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PERFORMING MULTIPLE TASKS CLEANING PREP TABLE THEN IMMEDIATELY CHANGED SOILED GLOVES THEN RETURNED TO PREPARE FOODS ON THE STOVE AND NO HANDWASHING.MUST WASH HANDS AT EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO LIQUID HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK WHILE DISHES WERE ACTIVELY BEING WASHED LOCATED AT THE REAR DISHWASHING ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED.
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • OBSERVED RAW FISH SALMON BEING STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO COOKED EGGPLANT AND COOKED BEEF STEW IN THE COOKS 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY PROTECT COOKED SAID FOODS FROM RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS DURING STORAGE.MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED CONTAINER OF EGG PLANT AND CONTAINER OF BEEF STEW AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS) INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER.OBSERVED COOKED CHICK PEAS AT 46.9F,COOKED CHICKEN AT 46.2F,COOKED LAMB AT 46.4F AND IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS)OBSERVED INSIDE THE 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA YOGURT AT 50.8 F AND RICE PUDDING AT 50.0 F.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 60#'S OF FOOD WORTH $550.00.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO COLD HOLD ALL (TCS FOODS) AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50.0F.THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE (TCS FOODS) SUCH AS YOGURT AND RICE PUDDINGS ETC.MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED REFRIGERATION REPAIR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE HUMMUS REFRIGERATOR LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE,WORKING VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATION UNIT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE RACK WITHOUT A LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON ALL BULK CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY ITEM (SALT, SUGAR, FLOUR ETC).
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE MAIN KITCHEN STORAGE RACKS TO REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO RE-GROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR DISHWASHING ROOM AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLASHED DEBRIS AND DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING SECTION AT SIDE NORTH WEST PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE MAIN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE MAIN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE AS REQUIRED.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (3/29/2023) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B), CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (3/29/2023) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B), CITATION ISSUED.

When was Kabobi last inspected?

Kabobi has 24 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kabobi 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 0% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

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• ✕ Tacochino, Inc.
  cooked · March 11, 2016
• ✓ Durango Bakery 1, Inc.
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• ✓ Taqueria Los Flacos
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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 February 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.