Kinetic Playground

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 6, 2010
• address1113 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
• cuisineLiquor

Is Kinetic Playground clean?

Kinetic Playground is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 6, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kinetic Playground?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 6, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR SURFACES INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MUST REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240 AFTER THE UNIT HAS BEEN CLEANED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.critical
  Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR SURFACES INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MUST REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240 AFTER THE UNIT HAS BEEN CLEANED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED ASHTRAYS INSIDE OF THE BAR WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE OF THEM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED INSIDE OF THE PREMISES. CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020
  No Smoking Regulations • Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED ASHTRAYS INSIDE OF THE BAR WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE OF THEM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED INSIDE OF THE PREMISES. CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020

When was Kinetic Playground last inspected?

Kinetic Playground has 2 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2010.

Kinetic Playground vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 6, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.