Kenkee Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: A SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED AT THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA HANDSINK TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF SOAP AND WATER CONTAMINATION TO THE NOODLE STATION; MUST INSTALL.
  code 10Priority
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR SURFACES AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF SOME COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING AS WELL AS REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN INSIDE OF DISHMACHINE TO REMOVE LIME. CLEAN CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE ON SECOND FLOOR.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FAUCET NECK OF THE TWO COMP SINK IN THE SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR; MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED THE FAUCET NECK OF THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE BEVERAGE AREA DOES NOT EXTEND TO ALL COMPARTMENTS AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A LONGER FAUCET NECK AT THIS SINK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ON THE CEILING, LIGHT SHIELD AND VENT OF THE SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA ABOVE THE PREP COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED IN BOTH PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 16, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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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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