Kamari Kafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 27, 2025
• address6101 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is Kamari Kafe clean?

Kamari Kafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 27, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kamari Kafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • SCREEN DOOR AT REAR ENTRANCE AREA NOT THIGHT FITTED AT FRAME OF THE DOOR. GAP AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ISSUE TO MINIMIZE PEST/INSECT ENTRY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ICE BUILD-UP AT CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER .INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR ISSUE
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REMOVE DEBRIS AND GREASE UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENTS,ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS ,UNDER DISHMACHINE ETC,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

When was Kamari Kafe last inspected?

Kamari Kafe has 1 inspection on record going back to June 27, 2025.

Kamari Kafe vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.