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K TOWN FOOD I, INC

402 S KOSTNER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

K TOWN FOOD I, INC has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since October 22, 2010. The most recent inspection, on July 17, 2019, found no infractions.

3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Chemicals and toxic substances.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded once on November 2, 2016. For example: DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 12 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2018. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2018. For example: * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 2, 2016. For example: TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded once on May 15, 2012. For example: * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

9 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    3 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. STORE SERVES ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICHES, CHILI AND BEEF NACHOS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL OF THE DELI PREP AREA AND CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS. MUST REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
  4. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION( PREMISES SELLS ITALIAN BEEF, NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND MEAT, AND SLICES LUNCH MEAT). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
    • 22. DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
      • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE-SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPAIR AND/OR PAINT ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPED. CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • ATTACH A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE TO WASHROOM DOOR.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPLACE BROKEN FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(HAVE TO TURN WATER ON FROM VALVES UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL ARTICLES AND STOCK IN REAR SECTION OF BASEMENT AND ON SALES FLOOR 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS.
  5. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED FOR THE SALE OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (ITALIAN BEEF, NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND MEAT, FRESH RAW MEATS AND SLICING OF DELI MEATS). OWNER HAS A STATE OF ILLINOIS CERTIFICATE ISSUED 6/1/13. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE REACH IN FREEZER; MUST SEAL THE HOLE IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE REACH IN FREEZER.
    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE OBSERVED ON THE WASHROOM DOOR; MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE WASHROOM DOOR.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE COLD WATER FAUCET KNOB AT THE THREE COMP SINK IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY; REPLACE OR REPAIR THE FAUCET KNOB.
  6. Canvass

    0 infractions

  7. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND MEAT, ITALIAN BEEF, SLICING READY TO EAT MEATS AND SELLING FRESH MEAT) AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO GO TO MALCOM X VAN BUREN AND WESTERN ROOM 0214 FOODSERVICE AND SANITATION AND PAY THE THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS. ITALIAN BEEF 156.3F SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-012. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-012
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZERS THEY HAVE ICE BUILDUP INSIDE THE UNITS.
  8. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND MEAT, ITALIAN BEEF, SLICING READY TO EAT MEATS AND SELLING FRESH MEAT) AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RECERTIFY ASAP AND UPDATE HIS CERTIFICATE.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AS REQUIRED FOR CUSTOMERS FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION MADE ON OCT. 22, 2010. MUST POST SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES.
    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DISHRACK ABOVE THREE COMP SINK FOR STORING DISHES. THREE COMP SINK HAS A DRAINBOARD BUT IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR DISH STORAGE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST, SEAL AROUND PIPE IN WALL IN REAR BY THE FREEZER, PROVIDE A COVER TO THE ELECTRICAL BOX IN REAR ABOVE FREEZER, FINISH WALL BEHIND FREEZER AND SEAL HOLE IN WALL, REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE FREEZER.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REMOVE ITEMS (DISHES)STORED INSIDE OF UTILITY SINK. KEEP SINK FREE FROM CLUTTER AND USE FOR INTENDED PURPOSE OF WASTE WATER DISPOSAL.
  9. License

    0 infractions

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