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Koval Distillery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2021
- address4241 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Koval Distillery clean?
Koval Distillery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 19, 2021. 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 Koval Distillery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO PERSON IN CHARGE WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS (EGG ETC) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. ALSO, THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY THE NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. HOT WATER TEMPERATURES WERE AS FOLLOWS:-HANDWASH SINKS 54.2F/82.3F, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK 52.1F, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK 92.1F. BATHROOM HAND WASHES SINKS 52.3F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER OF ABOUT 100F MINIMUM FOR HAND WASH SINKS AND 110F FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUEDHot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. HOT WATER TEMPERATURES WERE AS FOLLOWS:-HANDWASH SINKS 54.2F/82.3F, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK 52.1F, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK 92.1F. BATHROOM HAND WASHES SINKS 52.3F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER OF ABOUT 100F MINIMUM FOR HAND WASH SINKS AND 110F FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
When was Koval Distillery last inspected?
Koval Distillery has 4 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 22, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2020 | — |
Koval Distillery vs North Center
North Center runs 41% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 402 clean, 74 mid, 495 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 November 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.