KIN SUSHI & THAI CUISINE.

Chicago Health Dept

1132 N MILWAUKEE AVE · GOOSE ISLAND, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

9 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Jun 2016.

Last inspected Jun 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JUN 2016

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUN 13

2016

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND DEEP FRYER. REMOVE THICK GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT/DUST BUILD UP.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS IN ALL OF THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL SINKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE VENTS ON THE LARGE PIPE COVERING AND WALLS UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.

NOV 16

2015

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED BEEF AT 44.9F-50.7F, CHICKEN AT 44.7-47.8F, PORK AT 47.3F, CRAB AT 44.6F, EGGS AT 45.6F, COOKED NOODLES AT 54.3F, TOFU AT 55.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 30# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE.

JAN 6

2015

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations

Serious Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. RAW, CHOPPED CHICKEN IN METAL MIXING BOWL STORED ON TOP OF UNCOVERED RAW FRESH CARROTS. RAW PORK STORED IN CONTAINER WITH BAG OF FRESH CILANTRO AND OTHER PREPARED RAW CHICKEN BEING STORED IN SAME COOLER ON TOP SHELVING STORED OVER VARIOUS FRESH, RAW, CUT AND UNCOVERED VEGETABLES. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION WITH MANAGER AND CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4-10-14 NOT CORRECTED. #30- FOUND BULK FOODS AND PREPARED FOODS IN REFRIGERATOR THAT WERE NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FOODS IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WHEN POSSIBLE AND WHEN NOT TO THEN LABEL WITH CONTENTS AND DATE.#32-FOUND CARDBOARD LINERS ON SHELVES AND TIN FOIL WRAPPED SURFACES IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF ALL CARDBOARD AND TIN FOIL USED AS LINERS AND TO MAINTAIN. #31-FOUND PLATES AND BOWLS NOT INVERTED. ADVISED THAT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION. MANAGEMENT CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

SUSHI BAR AND COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. NONE ON SITE.

APR 10

2014

PASS 4 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

FOUND BULK FOODS AND PREPARED FOODS IN REFRIGERATOR THAT WERE NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FOODS IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER WHEN POSSIBLE AND WHEN NOT TO THEN LABEL WITH CONTENTS AND DATE.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

FOUND PLATES AND BOWLS NOT INVERTED. ADVISED THAT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND RAW WOOD SURFACES IN ICE MACHINE ROOM AND IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. FOUND CARDBOARD LINERS ON SHELVES AND TIN FOIL WRAPPED SURFACES IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF ALL CARDBOARD AND TIN FOIL USED AS LINERS AND TO MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

FOUND DUST AND GREASE BUILDUP ON LOWER COMPARTMENT OF FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

OCT 8

2013

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Faucet not maintained at three compartment sink. Instructed to repair to prevent leak at neck.

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MAY 8

2012

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED COOKED RICE HELD ON PREP TABLE AT 67.4F.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 4 LBS. OF FOOD WORTH APPROX.5.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

HOBART LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING ON FINAL RINSE CYCLE, NO CHLORINE BEING DISPENSED "0" PPM INTO MACHINE TO PROPERLY SANITIZE, AND HOT WATER NOT REACHING 120'F-140'F ON WASH CYCLE.TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION-MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND THE CDPH IS NOTIFIED VIA FAX 312-746-4240 FOR TAG REMOVAL . CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (FISH,RICE, SUSHI, ETC.) IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO CUSTOMERS DURING THIS INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

All clean single service utensils must be stored with handles up

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Aluminum foils from shelvings in the kitchen cooking equipments must be removed.

Minor Sanitation

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ceiling vents, hood/filters above cooking equipments not clean.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

Food handlers must have hair restraints when working around open food.

OCT 14

2011

PASS · 0 violations

OCT 13

2011

FAIL 8 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC

All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, TOP AREA OF MACHINE AND INTERIOR PANELS, HAS MOLD BUILD-UP, NOT CLEAN. CONDENSATION FROM SLIMEY AREAS DRIPPING ONTO ICE USED FOR CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE, AND USE PRE PACKAGE ICE, UNTIL MACHINE IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MACHINE TAGGED, INSTRUCTED TO FAX A LETTER TO CDPH ONCE MACHINE IS PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE, FAX #312-746-4240 CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005 (A)

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

Equipment and utensils should get proper exposure to the sanitizing solution during the rinse cycle. Bactericidal treatment shall consist of exposure of all dish and utensil surfaces to a rinse of clean water at a temperature of not less than 180F. LOW TEMP. DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING ON FINAL RINSE CYCLE, NO CHLORINE BEING DISPENSED INTO MACHINE TO PROPERLY SANITIZE, AND HOT WATER NOT REACHING 120'F-140'F ON WASH CYCLE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030

Critical Other

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO RUNNING HOT WATER ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, WHILE FOODS ARE COOKED AND HANDLE, AND PREMISES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, HOT WATER TEMP. READING 64.2 AT THREE COMPARTMENT, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

CONSUMER ADVISORY REGARDING CONSUMPTION OF RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS NOT POSTED. MUST POST ADVISORY VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

UNFINISHED WOOD SHELVES AT SERVICE STATION AND SUSHI BAR. MUST FINISH WOOD TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBANT.

Minor Sanitation

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN BATHROOMS

Minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER. MUST PPROVIDE SAME. TEMPERATURE NOT DISPLAYING ON DIGITAL DISPLAY OF DISHMACHINE. MUST REPAIR OR INSTALL THERMOMETER FOR DISHMACHINE.

Minor Other

NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

MUST POST ADDITIONAL 'NO SMOKING' SIGN AT ENTRANCE TO ESTABLISHMENT.

AUG 12

2010

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MULTI-USE DISHWARE,SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES IN KITCHEN NOT PROPERLY STORED,NOT INVERTED.

Minor Sanitation

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.SECTION OF WALL ABOVE COOLERS IS NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM KITCHEN FOOD PREP.

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