The Kids' Table

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations5
• last inspectedAugust 20, 2019
• address2864 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657

Is The Kids' Table clean?

The Kids' Table is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 20, 2019. 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 The Kids' Table?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 20, 2019, 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. NO PROOF OF ENROLLED TO SANITATION CLASS PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED(MILK-EGGS,CHEESE ETC). PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HANDWASHING AND GLOVED HANDS CUTTING READY TO EAT FOOD:CUCUMBERS,ORANGES,ETC. INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING AND GLOVES.NO FOOD GLOVES PROVIDED ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MANAGER SEND EMPLOYEE TO LOCAL STORE AND BOUGHT SAID GLOVES PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. WITH BARE HANDS EMPLOYEES HANDLING READY TO EAT PRODUCTS THAT WAS SERVED TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS:SLICING CUCUMBERS,SLICING ORANGES,AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS.INSTRUCTED TO USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS,TONGS,SINGLE USE GLOVES OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT.MANAGER SOLVED ISSUE BY LET EMPLOYEE USE UTENSILS PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010 "CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION"
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRYING HANDS AT OWN APRON DUE TO NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHROOM AREA,KITCHEN IN USE. UPON MY REQUEST MANAGER PROVIDED SAID PAPER PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED • NO SOAP PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN/DISHROOM. KITCHEN IN USE FOR FOOD PREPARATION. PERSONALLY PROVIDED SOAP AT SAID HANDWASHING(REMOVED FROM PREP SINK) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) :CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION"
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WET/DRY WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MISSING COLD WATER HANDLE AT FAUCET INSIDE THE ENCLOSED CLASS ROOM(LONG SINK FOR HAND WASHING),REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NEED TO PROVIDE A LID FOR RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE STAFF/CUSTOMER WASHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NEED TO PROVIDE A LID FOR RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE STAFF/CUSTOMER WASHROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND THE WASHER AND DRYER,UNDER SHELVES,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

When was The Kids' Table last inspected?

The Kids' Table has 6 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2015.

The Kids' Table vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 August 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.