Klay Oven Kitchen
131 N Clinton St Bldg Booth26, Chicago, IL 60661 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 15 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-04-28
What You Should Know
✓ 15 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-28
✓ No failures across all 15 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 10 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 2×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Food handlers not wearing a hair restraint, Instructed to wear.
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minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED THE CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
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2022-07-27 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 3 ▾
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (TIKI ) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE PREP COOLER DURING THE INSPECTION; FOUND TEMPERATURES RANGING FORM 75F- 100F INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A MINNIMUM C...
minor Other
26. PASTEURIZED FOODS USED; PROHIBITED FOODS NOT OFFERED
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
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minor Documentation & Training
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
NOTED NO LABELING FOR UNMARKED CONTAINER OF SALT.INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ALONG SIDE OF EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO STORAGE SHELF STORING ALL KITCHENWARE, UTENSILS AND PANS TO PREVENT MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN IN PLACE.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
MUST INVERT ALL STORES KITCHENWARE STORED ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREP ESPECIALLY NEXT TO 3 COMP AND HAND SINK.
minor Other
44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
2019-03-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO EMPLOYEE HEATH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM, OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURES FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Observed cooler gaskets on 1 door Migali reach in cooler, with food and debris. Instructed manager to detail clean and maintain at all times.
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minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
Observed several stainless steel bowls stored up right. Instructed manager to store inverted to prevent contamination. Must maintain same.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Observed several knifes located in the knife box with food and debris. Instructed manager to clean and sanitize. Must maintain same. Observed cooler gaskets on 2 door cooler with food and debris. Instructed manager to clean and sanitize. Must maint...
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minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED DRY GOODS STORED ON A METAL SHELF, LESS THAN 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. ALSO NOTED CLEANING SUPPLIES STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
BULK SPICES NOT LABELED. SAUCES PREPARED AND COLD HELD NOT DATE LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING FOR THESE ITEMS.
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WAER HAIR RESTRAINTS.
minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED.
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minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
MUST REMOVE KNIVES FROM UNDERNEATH STEAM TABLE AND PROPERLY STORE.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA.
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