KANELA CAFE

Address: 3231 N CLARK ST , CHICAGO, IL 60657, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: No Entry on Sep 8, 2025

Facility Details

• Status: Independent

Inspection History (26 inspections)

• No Entry — 2025-09-08 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-11-05 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-08-02 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-307.11 - OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT BAR AREA, AND OBSERVED NO LID OR METHOD OF COVERING
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-07-22 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AVAILABLE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING S
• Out of Business — 2022-05-11 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2020-03-11 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. | 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-03-22 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NOTED ONE HAND WASH SINK AT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA BY THE DISH WASHING AREA. ADDITIONAL HAND WASH SINK NEEDED BY THE PREP
• Pass — 2018-01-22 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.) MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD. | 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSI
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-12-08 00:00:00 () 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PLACING BERRIES ON A BREAKFAST DISH WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED THAT B
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-01-20 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED APPROX
• Pass — 2016-12-08 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 3
• Fail — 2016-12-01 00:00:00 () 4. SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CROSS CONTAMINATION. COOKS LINE UTENSILS USED FOR RAW EGGS AND UTENSIL
• Pass — 2016-06-16 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2016-06-08 00:00:00 () 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOUND. NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE JUICE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2015-08-05 00:00:00 () 1. SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE - Comments: FOUND A POUND OF PROVOLONE CHEESE IN THE 2 DOOR "SWEET" COOLER IN THE KITCHEN WITH SIGNS OF SPOILAGE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2015-05-07 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND 40 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 48.1F IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND 12 POUNDS
• Pass — 2014-12-02 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. LEAKY FAUCET B
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2014-10-21 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT AT IM
• Pass — 2014-03-21 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE PEPSI REFRIGERATOR IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. | 34. FLOOR
• Pass — 2013-08-16 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS IN NEED FOR FURTHER CLEANING,MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE BACKFLOW P

Additional city records (311 complaints, building violations) available via API.

Machine-readable JSON data