RestaurantLicence 3096408

Kermess

32 W Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Latest verdictConditionalSep 21, 2026 · 22 days ago

Inspections3since Aug 20, 2026

Fail rate66.7%2 of 3 verdictscitywide 22.4% · above average

City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.

The whole record

Pass0%
Conditional33%
Fail67%

3 inspections from 2026 to 2026 · hover a mark

ConditionalSep 21, 2026License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
1. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  2-102.14(o) : observed no signed employees health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)
2. 44
  Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
  4-903.11 (a;b;d) : must invert multi-use utensils on dish storage shelves.
3. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  501.11 : must repair or replace missing handle on drawer cooler in bar area,broken door gaskets along bottom of walk in cooler & freezer.must remove rust from walk in cooler shelving units to be in good repair.
4. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  : 4-601.11(b) : must clean debris build up from fryer cabinets, grill tables, wheel bases,walk in cooler (food & beer) -fan guard covers and shelving units,bar- drawer coolers.
5. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.114 : must elevate articles off of floor and away from walls in liquor storage area and mopsink closet in men's toilet room.
6. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.13: must clean grease, food debris and broken glass from floor under,around and along wall bases throughout premises ,bar and walk in coolers including floor drains.
7. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  : 6-201.16 : must scrape chipping paint on walls to be smooth and easily cleanable in rear bar area.
8. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-201.13 : must grout floor under and around cooking equipment.must repair or replace missing wall base in storage area (linens,etc)
FailSep 17, 2026License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
1. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  2-102.14(o) : observed no signed employees health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)
2. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  5-202.12 (a) inspector comments: observed hot running water temperatures at hand sinks in unisex toilet room-93.4f.must have hot running water at 100.0f.must repair and maintain.(priority 7-38-030(c)
3. 16
  Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Dish machine is now a low temperature dish machine sanitizing at 0.0 ppm's must repair and maintain.(priority 7-38-025)
4. 44
  Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
  4-903.11 (a;b;d) : must invert multi-use utensils on dish storage shelves.
5. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  501.11 : must repair or replace missing handle on drawer cooler in bar area,broken door gaskets along bottom of walk in cooler & freezer.must remove rust from walk in cooler shelving units to be in good repair.
6. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  4-601.11(b) : must clean debris build up from fryer cabinets, grill tables, wheel bases,walk in cooler (food & beer) -fan guard covers and shelving units,bar- drawer coolers.
7. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-201.13 : must grout floor under and around cooking equipment.must repair or replace missing wall base in storage area (linens,etc)
8. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-201.16 : must scrape chipping paint on walls to be smooth and easily cleanable in rear bar area.
9. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.13: must clean grease, food debris and broken glass from floor under,around and along wall bases throughout premises ,bar and walk in coolers including floor drains.
10. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.114 : must elevate articles off of floor and away from walls in liquor storage area and mopsink closet in men's toilet room.
FailAug 20, 2026LicenseRisk 1 (High)
1. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  Observed no signed employees health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)
2. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Observed hot running water temperatures at hand sinks in men's toilet room last sink at 80.4f and middle sink not operable,unisex toilet room-82.6f,13th fl. Right side toilet room-89.6f.must have hot running water at 100.0f.must repair and maintain.(priority 7-38-030(c)
3. 16
  Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Observed no detergent for high temperature dish machine must provide and maintain.(priority 7-38-005)
4. 16
  Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
  Observed high temperature dish machine final rinse at 86.0f must have a 180.0f must repair and maintain.(priority 7-38-025)
5. 25
  Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
  Observed no consumer advisory reminder nor disclosure on menu of consuming raw or under cooked foods.must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-005)
6. 38
  Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Observed no pest control log book with required documents must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-020(c)
7. 44
  Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
  Must invert multi-use utensils on dish storage shelves.
8. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Must repair or replace missing handle on drawer cooler in bar area,broken door gaskets along bottom of walk in cooler & freezer.must remove rust from walk in cooler shelving units to be in good repair.
9. 48
  Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
  Observed no temperature measuring device for high temperature dish machine at the plate must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-005)
10. 48
  Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
  Observed no chemical test kit to check sanitizing solution ppm's at 3- compartment sink and low temperature dish machine in bar area.must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-005)
11. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  Must clean debris build up from fryer cabinets, grill tables, wheel bases,walk in cooler (food & beer) -fan guard covers and shelving units,bar- drawer coolers.
12. 54
  Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
  Observed grease container with excessive grease on lid and lid off to the side of container and missing lids on several open trash bins that goes underneath trash compactor and stored of to the side until picked up. Must repair or replace for lid to be tight fitting,clean and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-020(b)
13. +5 more

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

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What it gets cited for

5512×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
33×
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
443×
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
473×
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
493×
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
163×
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
102×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
482×
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 3096408 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.