Bang Chop

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 2, 2019
• address605 W Lake St, Chicago 60661

Is Bang Chop clean?

Bang Chop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 2, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Bang Chop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH POLICY OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON RTE/TCS FOODS PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON ALL MENUS REGARDING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER ONSITE TO ENSURE HOT & COLE TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN USE UTENSIL BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN THE PREP AREA, TONGS HANGING ON STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND INFORMED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN USE UTENSIL BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN THE PREP AREA, TONGS HANGING ON STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND INFORMED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET ON THE WOK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD AND DEBRIS FROM UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FOR HOOD FILTERS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FOR HOOD FILTERS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE COURSE AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

When was Bang Chop last inspected?

Bang Chop has 7 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2015.

Bang Chop vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 April 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.