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Kitchen + Kocktails

August 30, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING GREENS, DEVILED EGGS, TURKEY AND CANDIED YAMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 33 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT BAR AND PREP AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND BAR. NOTED FLIES ON STICKY SUBSTANCES INSIDE ROLLING CARTS, ON ALL EQUIPMENT SURFACES AND FLYING INSIDE HAND WASHING SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF STICKY FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL ROLLING CARTS, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, COOLING UNITS, PREP TABLES, AND ALL BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' NOZZLES IN PREP BEHIND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SERVICE SINK WITH EXCESSIVE LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOLING WATER UNDERNEATH COOLING UNITS IN BAR PREA AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER INSIDE OF STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 20, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.