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AKILIA COSINA
116 N ABERDEEN ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60607
Health Inspection: not-rated
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-09-08; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
11 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-09-08), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-09-08: Complaint Re-Inspection
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- Not Critical: CHI-1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: 2-102.14: OBSERVED PERSON-IN-CHARGE ON-SITE MISSING CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: 2-101.11: OBSERVED ORIGINAL COPY OF CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE NOT POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW OR PRESENT ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ORIGINAL COPY OF CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW AND PRESENT ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF FOOD OPERATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: : 6-501.111: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION; ONLY PEST REPORT FROM MARCH 2026 AVAILABLE ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORTS, OPERATOR LICENSING INFORMATION, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE LAW AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.16: OBSERVED WOODEN PANELS INSTALLED TO REPAIR FRONT GARAGE DOOR INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE BARRIER TO EXTERIOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GARAGE DOOR PANELS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BARRIER AGAINST WEATHER AND THE ENTRY OF RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E) OBSERVED SEVERAL BOOTHS AND DINING TABLES AFFECTED BY FIRE RECONSTRUCTED WITH PLAIN UNTREATED WOOD AND EXPOSED SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY UPHOLSTER, TREAT, OR PAINT EXPOSED WOOD ON THESE SURFACES TO MAKE SURFACES NON-ABSORBENT, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: SEE 60
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11: OBSERVED RESTROOM DOOR HANDLE DAMAGED DURING FIRE, UNABLE TO CLOSE SECURELY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE RESTROOM DOOR AND DOOR HANDLE TO PERMIT WASHROOM DOOR TO PROPERLY CLOSE SECURELY AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114: OBSERVED STAINLESS STEEL ICE CHEST IN THE FRONT BAR AREA DISCONNECTED FROM PLUMBING AND NOT IN-USE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STAINLESS STEEL ICE CHEST AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE FROM ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FACILITY TO BE SOILED: FLOORS BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE WAREWASHING AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS; FLOOR-MOUNTED DRAIN BENEATH HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR BAR AREA SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: 2-102.13: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES ON-SITE MISSING FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ALL CERTIFICATES ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIME
- Not Critical: CHI-60 — PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13(B:4): OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATION FROM THE MOST RECENT COMPLAINT RE-INSPECTION ON 9/3/2025 (INSPECTION NO. 2623178) NOT CORRECTED AT TIME OF COMPLAINT INSPECTION: #51 5-205.15 REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE AND VALVE WATER LEAKS UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. OBSERVED DRAIN LINE AND VALVE WATER LEAKS BENEATH LISTED PLUMBING FIXTURES STILL LEAKING AND IN POOR REPAIR AT TIME OF CURRENT COMPLAINT INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE ASSIGNED DUE DATE AND MAINTAIN CORRECTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090
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