T & K African Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2019
• address2955 E 87Th St, Chicago 60617

Is T & K African Kitchen clean?

T & K African Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at T & K African Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED INTERIOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND STOVE WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY READY TO EAT FOODS (COOKED RICE) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE SOTRAGE BAGS OR FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE SOTRAGE BAGS OR FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED POTS AND PANS TOO LARGE TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE PROPERLY WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE POTS AND PANS THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING PROCEDURE FOR THE LARGE POTS AND PANS OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED POTS AND PANS TOO LARGE TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE PROPERLY WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE POTS AND PANS THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING PROCEDURE FOR THE LARGE POTS AND PANS OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS ON THE FOOD EQUIPMENT HANDLES AND INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.16 OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.16 OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED WALLS AND FLOORS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED A FLOOR DRAIN COVER MISSING BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER. 6-501.12 OBSERVED THE FLOORS AND WALLS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. 6-501.13 OBSERVED STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was T & K African Kitchen last inspected?

T & K African Kitchen has 8 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2017.

T & K African Kitchen vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

Other spots in South Chicago

• ✓ Southside African Restaurant
  clean · March 13, 2018
• ✓ Rosario's Nutricion
  clean · January 19, 2018
• ✓! Tiger Food Market
  mid · April 10, 2020
• ✓ Casa De Sol
  clean · February 13, 2018
• ✓ Cocula Restaurant
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• ✓! The Deli Company
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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 July 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.