KRUTHIKA SPICE KITCHEN.

Chicago Health Dept

501 E 32ND ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Mar 2025), 3 critical violations noted.

2 inspections on record since 2025 · Last inspected Mar 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 12

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

2-101.11: UPON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PERSON IN CHARGE ARRIVED ON SITE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

UPON ARRIVAL, NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14: OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING THE HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-302.12: OBSERVED SQUIRT BOTTLES NOT LABELED IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON FOOD NAME.

Minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.11: OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF CUT CILANTRO STORED DIRECTLY UNDER THE HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER NEXT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS NEAR/ UNDER CHEMICALS THAT CAN CONTAMINATE THE FOOD ITEM.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SURFACES IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING: INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLIDNG UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12: OBSERVED OLD SPLATTERS AND DEBRIS ON THE WALLS, FLOORS, AND PIPES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. ESPECIALLY, BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP COOLER, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AND PROOF OF RECORD MUST BE IN SITE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

FEB 27

2025

FAIL 12 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE ONLY HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, INACCESSIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THERE WAS A BOX OF GLOVES, UTENSILS, A SPONGE, AND LIDS FOR FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS SO THAT THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEE USE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING THE HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED NO SANITIZER FOR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK ON SITE FOR SANITIZING DISHWARE. INSTRUCTED THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A FOOD GRADE APPROPRIATE SANITIZER SOLUTION TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE DISHWARE, UTENSILS, AND FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES. SANITIZER WAS PROVIDED BEFORE THE END OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED SQUIRT BOTTLES NOT LABELED IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON FOOD NAME.

Minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF CUT CILANTRO STORED DIRECTLY UNDER THE HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER NEXT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS NEAR/ UNDER CHEMICALS THAT CAN CONTAMINATE THE FOOD ITEM.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION TO TEST CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TO MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER OF PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SURFACES IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING: INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLIDNG UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OLD SPLATTERS AND DEBRIS ON THE WALLS, FLOORS, AND PIPES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. ESPECIALLY, BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP COOLER, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AND PROOF OF RECORD MUST BE IN SITE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

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