Kanela

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2019
• address2127 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Kanela clean?

Kanela is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kanela?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY ITEMS AT THE MINIMUM GLOVES, FACE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOPS, AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NOT PROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SO THAT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGE ROOMS. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Kanela last inspected?

Kanela has 5 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2017.

Kanela vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Kanela
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• ✓ Kitchfix
  clean · June 30, 2017
• ✓ Werewolf Coffee
  clean · August 29, 2017
• ✓ Hi-Vibe
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• ✓! Boelter
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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 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.