Kasia's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 23, 2025
• address2101 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Kasia's clean?

Kasia's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kasia's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED HER WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON CUTTING READY-TO-EAT VEGETABLES AND THEN WENT AND REMOVED SEVERAL ROLLING CARTS WITH THE SAME GLOVES ON AND CAME BACK INTO THE PREP AREA AND HANDLED A KNIFE AND CONTINUED TO CUT THE VEGETABLES WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. (PRIORITY 7-38-010)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED IMPROPER SANITIZING AT 0.0 PPM'S AT BOTH 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS BY ONE FEMALE EMPLOYEE OBSERVED HER RINSE A CUTTING BOARD UNDER RUNNING WATER AT REAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AND THEN USED A PAPER TOWEL TO DRY AND THEN A MALE EMPLOYEE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK WASHING AND RINSING MULTI-USE UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING WATER AND PLACING UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES WITHOUT SANITIZING, AS WELL AS ANOTHER MALE EMPLOYEE AT OTHER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK THAT WAS DOING THE SAME. INSTRUCTED TO SET UP SINK TO SANITIZE UTENSILS PROPERLY.(PRIORITY 7-38-025)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUSTED OUT KITCHEN DOOR ALONG BOTTOM .
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED AN UNAUTHORIZED FEMALE CUSTOMER WITH A JACKET ON LOOKING AT ITEMS ON DISPLAY AND THEN WENT INTO REAR PREP AREA, THEN CAME BACK OUT FROM REAR PREP AREA TO THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS AND THEN WENT BACK INTO REAR FOOD PREP AREA, I ASKED THE MANAGER IS THAT PERSON AN EMPLOYEE SHE STATES NO IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS VISITING.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.( PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED AN UNAUTHORIZED FEMALE CUSTOMER WITH A JACKET ON LOOKING AT ITEMS ON DISPLAY AND THEN WENT INTO REAR PREP AREA, THEN CAME BACK OUT FROM REAR PREP AREA TO THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS AND THEN WENT BACK INTO REAR FOOD PREP AREA, I ASKED THE MANAGER IS THAT PERSON AN EMPLOYEE SHE STATES NO IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS VISITING.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.( PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED BOWLS STORED INSIDE OF SEVERAL LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED BOWLS STORED INSIDE OF SEVERAL LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED GLOVES BEING USED IMPROPERLY.
  Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED GLOVES BEING USED IMPROPERLY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON FRYER CABINET. • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT LOWER RAW WOOD SHELVING UNIT IN DRY FOOD STORAGE.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER AND PLACE ON ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF GRILL AND FRYER CABINET,WINDOW SILL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST GROUT FLOOR IN POP WALK IN COOLER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING WALL TILE AROUND WINDOW IN REAR MAIN PREP AREA & HOLE IN LOWER WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE. • MUST CLEAN DIRT & DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREAS AND IN BASEMENT.

When was Kasia's last inspected?

Kasia's has 21 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kasia's vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 May 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.