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Kam Kong Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2014
- address6261 N Mccormick Rd, Chicago 60659
Is Kam Kong Cafe clean?
Kam Kong Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 12, 2014. 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 Kam Kong Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE BULK BAGGED GOODS IN THE REAR AREA. FOUND AND UNOPENED LARGE BAG OF FLOUR INSIDE A PLASTIC WHITE GARBAGE BIN.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE BULK BAGGED GOODS IN THE REAR AREA. FOUND AND UNOPENED LARGE BAG OF FLOUR INSIDE A PLASTIC WHITE GARBAGE BIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COUNTER TOP COOKING AREAS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND THE WOK COOKING STATION AREA TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AROUND THE WOK COOKING STATION AREA TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR AREA. • MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDER THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK CLOSEST TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR. • MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL TESTING STRIPS FOR THE 3-COMP SINK.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE PERSONAL ITEMS AWAY FROM FOOD PREPARATIONS AREAS. FOUND PERSONAL ITEMS BEING STORED BY THE DRY STORAGE RACKS. ALL FOUND BOXES ON THE FLOOR AT THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA. ALL ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED MANAGER PREPARING FOODS WITHOUT WAERING A HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED MANAGER PREPARING FOODS WITHOUT WAERING A HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON COUNTER TOPS. ALL WASH CLOTHS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USED AT ALL TIMES.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON COUNTER TOPS. ALL WASH CLOTHS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USED AT ALL TIMES.
When was Kam Kong Cafe last inspected?
Kam Kong Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| September 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2012 | Fail |
Kam Kong Cafe vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 September 12, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.