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ISLAND KITCHEN

657 1/2 E 75TH ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60619

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2013-06-04; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2013-06-04), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2013-06-04: Canvass Re-Inspection

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: CLEAN OR PAINT RUSTY RACKS IN 2-DOOR COOLER.
  • Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, CABINET INTERIORS UNDERNEATH DEEP FRYER AND WASHBOWL(S) IN WASHROOMS, AND MOP SINK.
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FINISH DETAIL CLEANING FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FINISH REPLACING OR PAINTING ALL STAINED AND HEAVILY SOILED(IF NO LONGER CLEANABLE) CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN. SCREEN DOOR MADE FOR REAR EXIT NEEDS REPAIRING AT THE BOTTOM, MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING AT THE BOTTOM. CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  • Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: REPAIR LIGHT FIXTURES UNDERNEATH HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ALL(COOKING STOVE & DEEP FRYER. BBQ GRILL IS COMPLETELY UNDERNEATH IT) MUST BE UNDERNEATH HOOD IN FOOD PREP AREA(IF UNABLE TO FIT BBQ GRILL WITH THESE OTHER TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, MUST REMOVE ONE OR INSTALL A LARGER CANOPY TO ACCOMODATE NEEDS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST STORE MOP PROPERLY TO ELIMINATE PEST BREEDING(SHOULD BE STORED CLEAN AND IN A MANNER ALLOWING IT TO AIR DRY).

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