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A Bite Of Szechuan
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 2, 2017
- address5657 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is A Bite Of Szechuan clean?
A Bite Of Szechuan is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 2, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at A Bite Of Szechuan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • NOTED NO HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASH SINK, NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS AND HAND WASH SINK AT THE WAITRESS STATION IS INACCESSIBLE WITH BOXES OF DISPOSABLE CUPS, CUTLERY, PAPER WRAPS AND GARBAGE CONTAINER IN FRONT OF SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS INCLUDING THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS AND ALL HAND WASH SINKS MUST BE MADE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN, SEAFOOD, SOUPS ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE....NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE LL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERSFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE....NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE LL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND SERVICE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORE ALL KNIVES ON A KNIFE RACK OR AT A CLEAN AND DESIGNATED AREA....NOTED SHELVES AT THE PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOIL PAPER, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.....NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE SERVICE COOLER BY THE WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.....NOTED NO ICE SCOOP HOLDER FOR THE ICE SCOOP AT THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND SERVICE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORE ALL KNIVES ON A KNIFE RACK OR AT A CLEAN AND DESIGNATED AREA....NOTED SHELVES AT THE PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOIL PAPER, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.....NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE SERVICE COOLER BY THE WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.....NOTED NO ICE SCOOP HOLDER FOR THE ICE SCOOP AT THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY BLENDERS, STOVES, SLICERS AND INSIDE THE PRODUCE REFRIGERATION COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED A SECTION BY THE DINING AREA SET UP FOR ICE CREAM MAKING AND SMOOTHIE PREPPING (EQUIPMENT NOT PLUGGED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EQUIPMENT (IF NOT BEING USED) OR MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASH SINK, A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND A PROTECTIVE BARRIER AROUND THE PREP AREA IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE IT IN FUTURE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP TABLES AND SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN UNSEFood (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP TABLES AND SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN UNSE
When was A Bite Of Szechuan last inspected?
A Bite Of Szechuan has 3 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| November 2, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 26, 2017 | Pass |
A Bite Of Szechuan vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 2, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.