Kiss The Cook Bbq

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE: A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED REAR EXTERIOR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH SPACES AND GAPS IN DOOR. OBSERVED FRONT DOUBLE DOORS ARE NOT TIGHT-FITTING IN THE MIDDLE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO BE TIGHT-FITTING AND RODENT-PROOF.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-501.11 OBSERVED FRONT PREP COOLER WITH DAMAGED GASKETS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED BUILDUP OF FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER AND SHELVING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: O5-205.15 BSERVED HANDSINK IN RESTROOM WITH EXCESSIVE LEAK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 6-501.19 OBSERVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON RESTROOM DOOR DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED DAMAGED TILE NEAR UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.12OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS, SPLATTERS, OTHER DETRITUS ON FLOOR AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 4-202.18 OBSERVED FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM WITH EXCESSIVE HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 23, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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