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Kanela Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2020
- address3231 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Kanela Cafe clean?
Kanela Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2020. 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 Kanela Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND THE FOLLWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE- BEAN MIX AT 55.8 F, HAM AT 56.4 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • PREP REACH IN COOLER #1 NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 57.2 F, FOUND MIXED BEANS, HAM INSIDE SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SMALL HOLES IN PREP AREA WALLS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BASEMENT LIGHT BULBS (X2) NOT WORKING. MUST PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BASEMENT LIGHT BULBS (X2) NOT WORKING. MUST PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS.
When was Kanela Cafe last inspected?
Kanela Cafe has 22 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| March 11, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 8, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 7, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Kanela Cafe vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 March 11, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.