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Kenkee Restaurant

February 16, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOAP AND WATER CONTAMINATION TO NOODLE STATION. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES BEING STORED IN BETWEEN THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL UTENSILS AT ALL TIMES PROPERLY.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A FLOOR LINER BY THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE CARDBOARD. ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED A WOODEN CHOPPING BLOCK IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY USE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES FOR ALL FOOD CUTTING
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS (DOOR HANDLES) WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS AND ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS IN BETWEEN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BROWNISH SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL AND ON THE FLOOR BY THE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 7, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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