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Kindling

June 29, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS TO BE INACCESSIBLE: LEFT-HAND MAIN COOK LINE HANDWASHING SINK OBSTRUCTED BY SOILED EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS, LEFT-HAND REAR COOK LINE HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR UPRIGHT FREEZER) OBSTRUCTED BY STATIC EQUIPMENT STORAGE CABINET AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS FROM HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM ALL LISTED HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS MISSING HAND SOAP: RIGHT-HAND MAIN COOK LINE AREA HANDWASHING SINK, BASEMENT STORAGE AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP OR OTHER APPROVED HANDWASHING CLEANSER TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO ALL LISTED HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40-50 SMALL FLYING INSECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FACILITY: APPROXIMATELY 10 BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA, APPROXIMATELY 10 IN THE REAR 1ST FLOOR WAREWASHING AREA, APPROXIMATELY IN THE 2ND FLOOR BAR PREPARATION AREA, APPROXIMATELY 20 IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA STAIRWELL. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ABATEMENT OF SMALL FLYING INSECTS AND ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLYING INSECT ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA(S). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMP WIPING CLOTHS LEFT OUT OF SANITIZER SOLUTION AT SEVERAL FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING SPILLS DRY OR WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING EQUIPMENT SURFACES IN AN ADEQUATE SANITIZER SOLUTION AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED PLUMBING IN THE 2ND FLOOR UTILITY SINK CLOSET TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, SMALL CLEAN WATER LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE 2ND FLOOR UTILITY SINK CLOSET PLUMBING TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR KITCHEN COOK LINE AREA AND WAREWASHING AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE SOIL, AND OTHER SOILS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE SOIL, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MISSING ALLERGEN AWARNESS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 28, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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