A.Kitchen+Bar
Last inspected: Oct 16, 2025
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Score
A.Kitchen+Bar appears in inspection records seven times, starting in 2023. The most recent report on file is from Oct 16, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around three violations across recent inspections versus roughly five violations before.
Looking across the full record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” is the recurring theme, flagged six times.
A.Kitchen+Bar scores about where you'd expect for a Philadelphia restaurant. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 16, 2025
Reinspection
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
View 5 violations
Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Working containers in back bar area, used for storing chemicals taken from bulk supplies, were not marked with the common name of the chemical. Corrective action was taken and bottle was labeled.
46.1002
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: -Accumulation of dust observed on beams and ceiling surfaces over warewash area in basement preparation area. -Dust observed around light fixture by 1st floor dishwasher.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: -Debris observed on ground around dumpsters. -An inoperable refrigerator observed being stored in trash alley. New Violation.
46.884
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: -Residue buildup observed in catch drain under bars. -Debris observed inside cabinets in server station and behind bars. -Grease observed on sides of cooking equipment in open kitchen. New Violation.
46.714
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: -Observed under-counter refrigerator located in front bar by coffee preparation area does not keep temperatures of 41 degrees or below.
46.671
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Nov 1, 2024
Variance Review
No violations found.
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Sep 5, 2024
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: -One cold hold unit in 1st floor back preparation area is out of operations. -One of two handles observed missing for under counter refrigerator in back bar. -Splash guard observed is not fixed to basement hand wash sink.
46.671
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: Idle mop observed stored on floor and not elevated to facilitate air drying. New Violation.
46.981(f)
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: -Residue buildup observed in catch drain under bars. -Food residue observed on pastry reach in refrigerator door in basement preparation area.
46.714
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Aug 1, 2024
Reinspection
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Time as a public health control; procedures & record
Inspector notes: Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready to eat potentially hazardous foods without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. Time temperature logs observed incomplete and missing information. New Violation.
46.385(c)
Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan
Inspector notes: Food facility packaging chicken, crabs, beef, and smoked trout, using reduced oxygen packaging without the required written procedures or HACCP plan.
46.402
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: The quarternary ammonia concentration in the sanitizing solution of the 3-bay warewash sink was 500 ppm, rather than 200 ppm as stated on the manufacturer's use directions. Person in Charge took corrective action and remade sanitizer. New Violation.
46.674(d)(e)
Thermometer provided & accurate
Inspector notes: Temperature measuring devices for ensuring proper equipment temperatures are not calibrated and/or functioning properly in salad preparation cold hold unit. New Violation.
46.632
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: -One cold hold unit in 1st floor back preparation area is out of operations. -One of two handles observed missing for under counter refrigerator in back bar.
46.671
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: -Residue buildup observed in catch drain under bars. New Violation.
46.714
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: Bucket observed catching leak from pipe in locker area. New Violation.
46.825(b)-(e)
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: -Dust and black residue observed on wall behind basement dishwasher. -Debris observed along floor-wall junctures and perimeter under bar, in customer seating area in back bar area, and around equipment in bar area and 1st floor back preparation area.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
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Feb 13, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in the final sanitizer rinse cycle of the low temperature sanitizing dishwasher was 0 ppm, and not 50-100 ppm as required. Dishwashers were repaired during time of inspection. New Violation.
46.675(d)(e)
Certification by accredited program, compliance with Code, or correct responses
Inspector notes: No person shall operate a food establishment that handles, prepares or serves non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food who does not have present and in the employ of the food establishment at all hours of operation at least one (1) person with a valid Food Establishment Personnel Food Safety Certificate issued by the Department. PIC arrived during time of innspection. New Violation.
46.103
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: -One cold hold unit in back preparation area is out of operations. -One reach-in refrigerator does not keep temperatures of 41 degree F or below. New Violation.
46.671
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: -Dust and black residue observed on wall behind basement dishwasher. -Debris observed on floor in basement under dry storage shelving. New Violation.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
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Oct 18, 2023
Reinspection
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: -One cold hold unit in back preparation area is out of operations. -Rust observed on bottom shelving under preparation table in basement preparation area.
46.671
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: -Dust observed on pipes above basement preparation area. -Accumulation of debris in catch drains. -Accumulation of ice on interior of chest freezers.
46.714
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: -Residue observed on employee restroom sink and toilet surfaces. -Vent cover observed missing.
46.981(b)(i)
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: -Dust observed on wall behind basement dishwasher. -Debris observed on floor in basement under dry storage shelving.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
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Sep 22, 2023
Routine
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
View 11 violations
Proper cold holding temperature
Inspector notes: -Butter milk was held at 55 degrees F rather than 45 degrees F or below as required. See discard list. -Lettuce was held at 55 degrees F rather than 41 degrees F or below as required. See discard list. New Violation.
46.385(a)(2)
Food separated & protected
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Raw eggs were stored above ready to eat foods in A Bar. Peron in Charge took corrective action and relocated items.
46.281
Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the basement preparation area. Person in Charge took corrective action and provided paper towels.
46.981(h)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: -Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in the final sanitizer rinse cycle of the low temperature sanitizing dishwasher was 10 ppm, and not 50-100 ppm as required. Dish washer was repaired during time of inspection. -The food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils did not reach 180 degrees F during the sanitizing cycle of the high temperature dishwasher as evidenced by the failure of the temperature indicator. New Violation.
46.675(d)(e)
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: -Broken glass and debris observed on floor in corners and behind equipment in A Bar. -Residue observed on ceiling tiles in 1st floor preparation area. New Violation.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
Person in Control of premises has not posted "No Smoking" signs.
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Person in Control of premises has not posted "No Smoking" signs. Sign was provided.
10-602(5)(a)(.1)
Insects, rodents & animals not present; no unauthorized persons
Inspector notes: An insect control device located in basement food storage area with potential to contaminate food, equipment, and / or utensils. New Violation.
46.922(c)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: -Two cold hold units did not keep temperatures of 41 degree F or below. Discontinue operations until fixed. -Rust observed on bottom shelving under preparation table in basement preparation area. New Violation.
46.671
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, & used; test strips
Inspector notes: Food facility lacks temperature test strips to monitor high temperature sanitizing dishwasher . New Violation.
46.634
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: -Debris on equipment storage shelving adjacent from dish machine -Accumulation of residue in catch drains. -Accumulation of ice on interior of chest freezers. New Violation.
46.714
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: -Residue observed on employee restroom sink and toilet surfaces. -Vent cover observed missing. New Violation.
46.981(b)(i)
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was A.Kitchen+Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at A.Kitchen+Bar on file is from Oct 16, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at A.Kitchen+Bar?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at A.Kitchen+Bar.
Has A.Kitchen+Bar's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at A.Kitchen+Bar have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly five earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at A.Kitchen+Bar 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 A.Kitchen+Bar inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, A.Kitchen+Bar is inspected around three times per year on average.
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