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Kiki's Bistro
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 1, 2019
- address900 N Franklin St, Chicago 60610
Is Kiki's Bistro clean?
Kiki's Bistro is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 1, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Kiki's Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND MATERIALS FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (SOUP) HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITH OUT DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ANY TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & RecordsTime As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • FOUND NO STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE STEM PROBE THERMOMETER FOR TAKING TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER. A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED, SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES.
When was Kiki's Bistro last inspected?
Kiki's Bistro has 15 inspections on record going back to July 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| August 24, 2020 | — | |
| August 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 26, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2017 | — | |
| August 18, 2016 | — | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 3, 2016 | — | |
| August 18, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2014 | Fail |
Kiki's Bistro vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.