Khepri Cafe

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Jun 24, 2026 Fail

   Complaint · Fail

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   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the hot water above 120f at the exposed hand washing sink in the front food prep area. The cold water handle was stripped. Also observed the exposed hand washing sink in the rear prep/dishwash area with hot water above 120f. The cold water handle was also stripped but the cold water could be turned off and on at the valve under the sink. The valve was turned off at the time of the inspection. Management instructed to repair the hand washing sinks and provide hot and cold running water so that the water temperature can be adjusted for proper hand washing between 100-120f. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Clean the top of the convection oven and bottom shelf of the prep table in the rear food prep area.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no certified food manager present while tcs foods (coffee and sandwiches) were being prepared and served. Management instructed that a certified food manager must be present at all times while tcs foods are being prepared or served. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

2. Apr 8, 2026 Conditional

   Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions

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   • CriticalManagement & training

     No one in charge was present who knew the food-safety rules.

     Inspector’s note: Person in charge at the time of inspection does not have a city of chicago certified food manager certificate. Priority foundation violation.

     Official wording (code 1)

     Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food employees without hair restraints in the food prep area.instructed manager to provide hair restraints for all employees in the food prep area.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed outside garbage dumpster with the lid open at the time of inspection. Instructed management that receptacle and waste units for refuse and outside recycables shall be kept covered with tight fitting lids to prevent pest activity. Priority foundation, 7-38-020(b). Citation issued. Management closed dumpster lid at the time of inspection. -cos.

     Official wording (code 54)

     Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed heavy dust accumulation on the mechnanical ventilation fan in the employee restroom. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 56)

     Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: No city of chicago certified food manager on site while tcs foods (breakfast sandwiches, milk, eggs) were being prepared and served. Priority foundation violation, 7-38-012. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

3. Oct 8, 2025 Conditional

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions

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   • CriticalManagement & training

     No one in charge was present who knew the food-safety rules.

     Inspector’s note: Person in charge during the inspection does not have a city of chicago sanitation certificate. Priority foundation violation.

     Official wording (code 1)

     Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: No city of chicago certified food manager on site during initial inspection while food were being prepared and served. Manager was telephoned during the inspection and arrived 20 minutes later. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13---- no proof of allergen training or certificates for all city of chicago certified food managers. Must provide.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

4. Oct 6, 2025 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

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   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: No cold water available at both hand washing sinks. Cold water handles noted stripped on both sinks. Cold water must be turned on from under the sinks. Instructed to repair both sinks to allow cold water to be turned on from the cold handles on the sinks. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalFood handling

     No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

     Inspector’s note: Menu does not disclose and inform consumers the specific menu items that are raw or undercooked such as eggs. Must disclose and remind customers of such food on both the printed and virtual menus. Priority foundation violation.

     Official wording (code 25)

     Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Must not store to go food containers or bottled coffee flavor additives in the employee washroom.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: All food handler must wear effective hair restraints.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFood handling

     Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Prep area wiping cloths must be held in a sanitizing solution between use.

     Official wording (code 41)

     Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

   • GeneralFood handling

     Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

     Inspector’s note: All stored items throughout the rear storage room must be elevated from the floors.

     Official wording (code 45)

     Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Must not use cardboard as liner for shelving. Must be smooth cleanable material/surface.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Leak from the ice machine onto the floor of the rear storage room. Must repair and maintain a dry floor.----noted a hole in the wall of the rear storage room. Must replace/repair.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: No proof of allergen training or certificates for all city of chicago certified food managers. Must provide.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

5. Jul 8, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

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   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed a slight debris accumulation encrusted on the interior of the ice machine.must remove debris, detail clean inside ice machine/have serviced and maintain ice machine at all times.

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed employees with no hair restraints in the food prep area.instructed manager to provide hair restraints for all employees in the food prep area.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed stained cutting boards on top of the prep line cooler at front prep area.instructed to resurface or replace the cutting boards and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and organize utility mop sink room and remove unnecessary articles due to potential pest harborage and elevate mops,brooms cleaning equipments off the floor at least 6" inches to facilitate cleaning.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean walls and ceilings and attached equipments over the food preps/dishwashing area to remove accumulation of dusts and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food handler(s) with no proof of food handler training certificate. Instructed to provide and maintain as required.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

6. Feb 1, 2023 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

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   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.11 observed leak from ceiling in corner toilet room. Instructed manager to repair leak.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed certified food manager with no food allergen training. Instructed manager to comply with requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

7. Jan 24, 2023 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

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   • CriticalFacility upkeep

     Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed inadequate waste water disposal at three compartment sink. When one compartment drains another one floods before going back down. Instructed manager to service 3 compartment sink. Priority violation 7-38-030 (c). Citation issued

     Official wording (code 52)

     Sewage & waste water properly disposed

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Observed chicken salad salad and other prepackaged food with label not including name and place of business of premises. Instructed manager to include name and place of business on all prepackaged food.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed leak from ceiling in corner toilet room. Instructed manager to repair leak.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed certified food manager with no food allergen training. Instructed manager to comply with requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

8. Mar 18, 2022 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

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   • GeneralFood temperature

     Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide thermometer visible inside prep coolers and walk-in cooler.

     Official wording (code 36)

     Thermometers provided & accurate

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in rear storage area and storage area by the washroom.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to clean, remove unnecessary items and reorganize rear (2) storage areas. Usable items (food and non food) must be stored 6" off the floor for easy access on cleaning.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

9. Mar 3, 2021 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

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   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to have a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation 7-38-010. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no clean up procedure or supplies on the premises to respond to a vomit or diarrheal event. Management instructed to provide both. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

   • GeneralFood handling

     Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed boxes of straws and other single-use items stored in the unused washroom. Management instructed to remove all single use items from the washroom.

     Official wording (code 45)

     Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

   • GeneralRepeat violation

     A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

     Inspector’s note: Previous core violations from report #2359881 on 2/5/20 not corrected: 57 - observed no food handler's training certification from employee. Instructed that all employee's must comply with food handler's training in accordance with the food handling regulation enforcement act. 58 - noted certified food managers on duty with no allergen training certification. Instructed management that all certified food service managers are required to have the allergen training certification. Priority foundation 7-42-090. No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 60)

     Previous core violation corrected

   • PaperworkFood handling

     The inspection summary report wasn’t posted for the public.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no previous inspection report summary posted on the premises in view of all customers. Management was given a copy of today's inspection report summary and was instructed to post it in view of all customers. Priority foundation 7-42-010(b). No citation issued.

     Official wording (code 61)

     Summary report displayed and visible to the public

10. Feb 5, 2020 Conditional

    License Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions

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    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no employees health policy.must provide and maintain.(priority foundation-7-38.010-no citation issued)

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • CriticalManagement & training

      No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no clean-up of vomiting and diarrhea procedure and clean-up kit on premises during inspection. Instructed to have said procedure along with required equipment for clean-up. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

      Official wording (code 5)

      Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Observed facility missing employee hand washing signage on exposed hand washing sinks. Informed person in charge to obtain and maintain signage

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Must clean and maintain clean floors throughout establishment

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no food handler's training certification from employee. Instructed that all employee's must comply with food handler's training in accordance with the food handling regulation enforcement act

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: Noted certified food managers on duty with no allergen training certification. Instructed management that all food service managers are required to have the allergen training certification.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

11. Jan 31, 2020 Fail

    License · Fail

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    • CriticalManagement & training

      Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no employees health policy.must provide and maintain.(priority foundation-7-38.010-no citation issued)

      Official wording (code 3)

      Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

    • CriticalManagement & training

      No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no clean-up of vomiting and diarrhea procedure and clean-up kit on premises during inspection. Instructed to have said procedure along with required equipment for clean-up. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

      Official wording (code 5)

      Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Observed facility missing employee hand washing signage on exposed hand washing sinks. Informed person in charge to obtain and maintain signage

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • GeneralFood temperature

      Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no probe thermometer for taking food temperatures.must provide.priority foundation-7-38-005 no citation issued

      Official wording (code 36)

      Thermometers provided & accurate

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Observed exposed sewage pipes and overhead exposed drainage waste water pipes above food prep cooler in front prep area and food storage and 3 compartment sink in rear prep area. The said pipes where noted to manager must be encased smooth surface (soffit) durable material and maintain

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

      Inspector’s note: Noted facility use quat sanitizer for dish washing sanitation noted no sanitizer test strip kit on site at the time of inspection. Instructed to have a test strip kit on site at all times to properly monitor the strength of the sanitizer pf. Priority foundation. 7-38-005

      Official wording (code 48)

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Must clean all equipment, floors and food contact surfaces from construction dust

      Official wording (code 49)

      Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

      Inspector’s note: OBSERVED THAT FACILITY HAVE SIGNED CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THRASH PICK UP BUT NO COMMERCIAL TRASH CONTAINER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b) NO CITATION ISUED

      Official wording (code 54)

      Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Must clean and maintain clean floors throughout establishment

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Noted clutter of equipment and other unused items on floors in storage closet-mop sink area.must elevate all items to allow cleaning and remove all unnecessary items.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no food handler's training certification from employee. Instructed that all employee's must comply with food handler's training in accordance with the food handling regulation enforcement act

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: Noted certified food managers on duty with no allergen training certification. Instructed management that all food service managers are required to have the allergen training certification.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

12. Jan 6, 2020 Not Ready

    License · Not Ready

    No violations

13. Sep 16, 2019 Not Ready

    License · Not Ready

    No violations