Kasbah Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 21, 2019
• address4342 1/2 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Kasbah Restaurant clean?

Kasbah Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 21, 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 Kasbah Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 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 • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARHHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS REFRIGERATED OVER 24 HOURS NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL APPLICABLE FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES TO TAKE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE TAKEOUT CONTAINERS IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE SHELVES OF THE PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL CONTAINERS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE TAKEOUT CONTAINERS IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE SHELVES OF THE PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL CONTAINERS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR STORAGE BAGS ONLY. • OBSERVED HEAVILY STAINED SURFACES ON THE CUTTING BOARDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE STOVE AND DEEP FRYER, EXTERIOR OF BLENDER, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER, WIRE STORAGE RACKS AND PREP TABLES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • REPAIR THE LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE DRAIN LINE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE HEAVY BUILDUP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA ESPECIALLY NEXT TO AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE FLOOR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE MISSING. • CLEAN THE HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE MISSING. • CLEAN THE HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

When was Kasbah Restaurant last inspected?

Kasbah Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2017.

Kasbah Restaurant vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 November 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.