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Kostner Food Basket
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 11, 2023
- address22-24 S Kostner Ave, Chicago 60624
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Kostner Food Basket clean?
Kostner Food Basket is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2023. 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 Kostner Food Basket?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDSINK IN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).(SOAP PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION) CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TWO-DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN PREP AREA TO HAVE A LOOSE GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Kostner Food Basket last inspected?
Kostner Food Basket has 10 inspections on record going back to December 24, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 24, 2012 | Fail |
Kostner Food Basket vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 May 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.