✕

Khepri Cafe

October 6, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS. COLD WATER HANDLES NOTED STRIPPED ON BOTH SINKS. COLD WATER MUST BE TURNED ON FROM UNDER THE SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH SINKS TO ALLOW COLD WATER TO BE TURNED ON FROM THE COLD HANDLES ON THE SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SUCH AS EGGS. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOOD ON BOTH THE PRINTED AND VIRTUAL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 25
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS OR BOTTLED COFFEE FLAVOR ADDITIVES IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLER MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL/SURFACE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: LEAK FROM THE ICE MACHINE ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A DRY FLOOR.----NOTED A HOLE IN THE WALL OF THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Albany Park

See every restaurant in Albany Park →

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.