Kongdog Lincoln Park

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2022
• address2411 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Kongdog Lincoln Park clean?

Kongdog Lincoln Park is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kongdog Lincoln Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2022, 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 • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WHILE WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES HANDLING FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS: REGISTER,INVOICES,CREDIT CARDS ETC,THAN RETURNED IN PREP AREA WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING HANDS AND DONNING NEW GLOVES PICKED UP COOKED FOOD WITH SAID GLOVES. FOOD HANDLERS MUST WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AFTER ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. MANAGER DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH EMPLOYEE PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010.CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND AT THE FRONT PREP AREA ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING. THE KITCHEN SINK INSIDE HAD A WATER PITCHER, RUBBER GLOVES, AND SOAP DISPENSER, AND IN FRONT OF IT, A RED BUCKET WITH A MOP. INSIDE THE FRONT HANDWASHING SINK, A UNIT WITH BRUSK T0 WASH PITCHERS USED FOR FRUITS. UNIT IS ATTACHED TO FAUCET, ALSO ATTACHED TO FAUCET IS WATER LINE THAT FEEDS WATER AT ICE MACHINE. BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. THE HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. MUST REMOVE ATTACHED CONNECTION TO WASH ITEMS AND TO PROVIDE WATER AT ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED. ON 12-7-22 UNIT ATTACHED TO THE FAUCET OF THE HANDWASHING SINK WAS REMOVED AND THE WATER LINE FOR THE ICE MACHINE WAS INSTALLED PROFESSIONALLY, NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FAUCET
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL DRY FOOD IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • A BUCKET WITH SANITIZE SOLUTION AND LINEN MUST BE PROVIDED AT PREP TABLES
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND A THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXTREMELY LOW WATER FLOW(ALMOST TRICKLING). NO WATER PRESSURE WAS PROVIDED AT SAID SINK. UNABLE TO USE SINK. A GARDEN HOSE(NON-FOOD GRADE) WAS ATTACHED TO THE FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK AND STRETCHED TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE ABLE TO FILL WITH WATER COMPARTMENTS. MUST REPAIR ISSUE TO PROVIDE PROPER WATER PRESSURE TO SAID SINK. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE PLUMBER, WHICH ARRIVED AT 2 PM, AND RESOLVED THE ISSUE. WATER PRESSURE PROVIDED PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND A THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXTREMELY LOW WATER FLOW(ALMOST TRICKLING). NO WATER PRESSURE WAS PROVIDED AT SAID SINK. UNABLE TO USE SINK. A GARDEN HOSE(NON-FOOD GRADE) WAS ATTACHED TO THE FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK AND STRETCHED TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE ABLE TO FILL WITH WATER COMPARTMENTS. MUST REPAIR ISSUE TO PROVIDE PROPER WATER PRESSURE TO SAID SINK. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE PLUMBER, WHICH ARRIVED AT 2 PM, AND RESOLVED THE ISSUE. WATER PRESSURE PROVIDED PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • WE OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PROVIDED AT ICE MACHINE AT FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION. BACKFLOW PREVENTER MUST BE VISIBLE WITH EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO MAINTAN ON 12-7-22 BACK FLOW PREVENTER DIVICE PROVIDED AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ACCUMULATED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN REAR PREP AREA. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE. • EXCESS WATER STAINS AT CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.REPLACE
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

When was Kongdog Lincoln Park last inspected?

Kongdog Lincoln Park has 2 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2022.

Kongdog Lincoln Park vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 6, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.