Kibbitznest Books & Brews

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2016
• address2212 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Kibbitznest Books & Brews clean?

Kibbitznest Books & Brews is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 22, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kibbitznest Books & Brews?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK IN PREP AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK IN PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR NEAR METER AT FRONT WINDOW,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN PREP AREA ,LOUNGING AND SEATING AREAS
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR NEAR METER AT FRONT WINDOW,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN PREP AREA ,LOUNGING AND SEATING AREAS
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL HOLE IN UPPER WALL AROUND PIPE NEAR FRONT WINDOW
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL HOLE IN UPPER WALL AROUND PIPE NEAR FRONT WINDOW
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS IN PREP AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A DIPPING WELL FOR BULK ICE CREAM AND BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP

When was Kibbitznest Books & Brews last inspected?

Kibbitznest Books & Brews has 1 inspection on record going back to September 22, 2016.

Kibbitznest Books & Brews vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 September 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.