Al Kabeer Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 18, 2025
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Score
Inspectors have visited Al Kabeer Restaurant eight times, with records going back to 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Mar 18, 2025. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around three violations to closer to 12 violations.
“Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” comes up most often, recorded eight times in the inspection record.
That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
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Inspection History
Mar 18, 2025
Reinspection
8 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: 3-305.12--- NOTED CASES OF DRY LENTIL BEANS AND BAGS OF RAW ONIONS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR REAR PATIO ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE OUTDOOR AREA, STORE INSIDE THE PREMISES AND PROTECTED.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: 3-304.12--- NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: : 4-803.11--- NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A;C)--- NOTED TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE GROUND, OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIO AND STORE PROTECTED INDOORS.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.---BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC RICE COOKER AND PLASTIC BLENDER REPAIRED WITH TAPE, MUST REPLACE. 4-101.19--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-602.13--- ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. 4-601.11(B)--- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN NAD MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.17--- DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-201.11---- ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL. 6-501.114--- ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
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Mar 14, 2025
Reinspection
1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Previous priority foundation violation corrected
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-4-25 #2613107. #48-NOTED OVERSIZED POTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR THE OVER SIZED POTS, REMOVE ALL OVER SIZED POTS OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE TO DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SUCH POTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A;C)--- NOTED TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE GROUND, OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIO AND STORE PROTECTED INDOORS.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.---BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC RICE COOKER AND PLASTIC BLENDER REPAIRED WITH TAPE, MUST REPLACE. 4-101.19--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-602.13--- ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. 4-601.11(B)--- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN NAD MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: : 6-201.17--- DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-201.11---- ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL. 6-501.114--- ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: : 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: 3-305.12--- NOTED CASES OF DRY LENTIL BEANS AND BAGS OF RAW ONIONS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR REAR PATIO ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE OUTDOOR AREA, STORE INSIDE THE PREMISES AND PROTECTED.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: : 3-304.14--- EXTREMELY SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUSTSTORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: 3-304.12--- NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-803.11--- NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.
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Mar 4, 2025
Complaint
5 major violations. 13 minor violations.
View 18 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: NOTED OVERSIZED POTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR THE OVER SIZED POTS, REMOVE ALL OVER SIZED POTS OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE TO DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SUCH POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED, DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE P.I.C HAD A SERVSAFE CERTIFICATE WITH AN EXAM DATE OF 9-28-23 AND STATES THE POSTED CITY CERTIFICATE ON THE PREMISES WITH THE SAME NAME IS NOT HIS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NO SOAP FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES LOCATED AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: NOTED CASES OF DRY LENTIL BEANS AND BAGS OF RAW ONIONS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR REAR PATIO ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE OUTDOOR AREA, STORE INSIDE THE PREMISES AND PROTECTED.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: EXTREMELY SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUSTSTORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: NOTED TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE GROUND, OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIO AND STORE PROTECTED INDOORS.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.---BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC RICE COOKER AND PLASTIC BLENDER REPAIRED WITH TAPE, MUST REPLACE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN NAD MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
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Jan 17, 2025
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jan 10, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OUTSIDE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWED WITH GARBAGE, UNABLE TO CLOSE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER OUTSIDE DUMPSTER MUST BE MAINTAINED, LID MUST BE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PREP AREA 2-DOOR STAND UP COOLER AND PREP AREA 3-DOOR REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOORS RUBBER GASKETS.
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Oct 14, 2022
Complaint
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: RAW CHICKEN TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 61.4F, AND RAW LAMB TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 65.3F FOUND IN LARGE POTS LEFT OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INADEQUATELY HELD FOOD WAS DISCARDED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 24 POUNDS OF RAW CHICKEN AND RAW LAMB AT A TOTAL COST OF $225.00 WAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12: OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA WERE NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.17: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: 6-303.11: OBSERVED A BLOWN-OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR, AND REPLACE SAID ITEMS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
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Aug 19, 2022
Reinspection
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12 OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA WERE NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.17 OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: 6-303.11 OBSERVED A BLOWN-OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR, AND REPLACE SAID ITEMS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
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Aug 16, 2022
License
4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT SITE DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN DISHWASHING AREA 20, IN THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS AREA 10, IN REAR STORAGE AREA 7, 6 UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, AND 5 BY THE MOP SINK. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION TO TEST THE CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER IN THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES TO MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE SANITIZING SINK BOWL OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. THE WATER INSIDE OF THE SINK BOWL IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM THE WHITE SUBSTANCE, LOOKING AS THOUGH THE BOWL HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAID THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT IT CAN HOLD WATER AND MAINTAIN WATER AS REQUIRED TO SANITIZE DISHES PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS OF THE FACILITY. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT ALL HANDWASHING LOCATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A POLICY INFORMING THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BY THE LAW, TO INFORM THE PERSON IN CHARGE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD BY THE LAW. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THREE CUTTING BOARDS UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT OF THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA THAT WERE DISCOLORED AND NOT IN SANITARY CONDITIONS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL TO LINE ALL SHELVING UNITS UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES AND THROUGHOUT THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND MAKE SAID SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL TWO SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR OR REPLACE SAID ITEMS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Al Kabeer Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Al Kabeer Restaurant on file is from Mar 18, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Al Kabeer Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Al Kabeer Restaurant.
Has Al Kabeer Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Al Kabeer Restaurant have averaged around 12 violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Al Kabeer Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Al Kabeer Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Al Kabeer Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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