Kome

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 7, 2018
• address1303 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Kome clean?

Kome is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 7, 2018. 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 Kome?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 7, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-102.11(A) OBSERVED PRIORITY VIOLATION. PLEASE SEE VIOLATION #16.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(A) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-501.114(A) OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AND AT A CHLORINE SANITIZING CONCENTRATION LEVEL OF 0PPM DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A CHLORINE SANITIZING CONCENTRATION LEVEL OF 50-100PPM AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER SANITIZING. LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17(D) OBSERVED READY TO EAT SUSHI OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11(A) OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A REMINDER AND A DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU. INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A REMINDER AND A DISCLOSURE TO THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE NOT VISIBLE. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE VISIBLE AND LOCATED SO IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Kome last inspected?

Kome has 5 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2017.

Kome vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South 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 September 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.