Banh Mi Spot

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
• address2631 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Banh Mi Spot clean?

Banh Mi Spot is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Banh Mi Spot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... APPROXIMATELY 20 COOKED PORK, 20 LBS CHICKEN, 4 LBS SHRIMP, 20 LBS TOFU, 8 LBS, AND 4 LBS NOODLE RANGING BETWEEN 62-80°F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. TOTAL COST $400 #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS (BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN, TOFU, SHRIMP) PREPARED ON SITE AND STORED OVER 24 HOURS IN COOLING UNITS WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATE LABELS AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE COOLING UNITS AS WELL AS FREEZER INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND STORE FOOD INSIDE OF FOOD-Grade BAGS ONLY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS COVERED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED BLACK MOLD-LIKE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED BLACK MOLD-LIKE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF A 2-DOOR WITH A COLD HOLD ATTACHED IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITHOUT LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEED OF CLEANING IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITHOUT LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEED OF CLEANING IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED REAR STORAGE CLOSET AND DIVIDED SPACE FROM DINING AREA CLUTTERED WITH ITEMS STORED ON FLOORS. STRUCTURED TO ORGANIZE ALL DRY STORAGE ITEMS, ELEVATE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR, AND MAINTAIN THE PREMISES.

When was Banh Mi Spot last inspected?

Banh Mi Spot has 4 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2024.

Banh Mi Spot vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.