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KOSTNER BANDAR

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

Inspection summary

KOSTNER BANDAR has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 19, 2021. The most recent inspection, on March 9, 2022, found no infractions.

3 of 6 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Pests and Protecting food from contamination.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 2, 2022. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 2, 2022. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times on April 8, 2021. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded once on April 8, 2021. For example: PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on April 8, 2021. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

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.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEANING MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND CLEANING MATERIALS (GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY APPRX 30-40 DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDER THE STAIRS AND BOILER AREA. APPRX ANOTHER 20-30 DROPPINGS UNDER SHELVING AND IN WINDOWS WHERE CHIPS ARE HELD. APPRX 10-15 ALONG BACK AREA BY THE SIDE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND HAVE A SERVICE WITH PROOF OF LOG SHEET BEFORE RE-INSPECTION ON 3/2/2022, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE TRASH RECEPTACLES OVERFLOWING AND NOT MAINTAINED, BOXES ALL OVER AND LIDS NOT CLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP LIDS CLOSED AND AREA CLEANED AND MAINTAINED AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
  4. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEANING MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND CLEANING MATERIALS (GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • FOUND NO GREASE TRAP FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL OR MAKE READILY ACCESIBLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUNDS WALLS ABSORBANT, NOT FINISHED, MISSING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE WALLS.
  5. License

    10 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEANING MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND CLEANING MATERIALS (GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • 11 OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 58F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MICE DROPPINGS IN REAR AREA ALONG WALL. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. THE PREMISES MUST BE MAINTAINED FREE FROM RODENTS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK DIRECTLY NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL SPLASHGUARD TO PREVENT MISCELLANOUS SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • FOUND EXPOSED DISHWASHING AREA/FOOD PREPERATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE BARRIER TO PREVENT ENVIORMRNTAL CONTAMINATION.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED PIC TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS TO TEST THE SANITIZING AGENT FOR THE DISHMACHINE AND THREE COMP SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • FOUND 3 COMPARMENT SINK DRAIN PIPE SUBMERGED IN FUNNEL DRAIN, FOUND NO AIR GAP BETWEEN DRAIN PIPE AND FUNNEL DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, AN AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE FLOOD LEVEL RIM OF THE PLUMBING FIXTURE, EQUIPMENT, OR NONFOOD EQUIPMENT SHALL BE AT LEAST TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 25 MM (1 INCH).PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • FOUND NO GREASE TRAP FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL OR MAKE READILY ACCESIBLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUNDS WALLS ABSORBANT, NOT FINISHED, MISSING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE WALLS.
  6. License

    0 infractions

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