Kuma's Corner

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 28, 2025
• address2900 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Kuma's Corner clean?

Kuma's Corner is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 28, 2025. 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 Kuma's Corner?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEXT TO DEEP FRYERS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED SOAP TO HANDWASHING SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT WAREWASHING AREA WITH RINSE CYCLE CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 0 PPM AT TIME OF INSPECTION, SANITIZER CONTAINER NOT PROVIDED FOR DISH MACHINE CONNECTOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE RINSE CYCLE CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN 50 PPM TO 200 PPM FOR WAREWASHING. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED CHLORINE SANITIZER TO DISH MACHINE AND RETURNED MACHINE TO 50 PPM CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED PASTA IN THE BASEMENT AREA WALK-IN COOLER STORED COVERED WITH CONTAINER LID WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ABOVE FOOD OR CLEAN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN DRY STORAGE AREAS AND COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR STORING EMPLOYEE BEVERAGES AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS THAT DOES NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ABOVE FOOD OR CLEAN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN DRY STORAGE AREAS AND COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR STORING EMPLOYEE BEVERAGES AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS THAT DOES NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MISSING ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.

When was Kuma's Corner last inspected?

Kuma's Corner has 36 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kuma's Corner vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 October 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.