Cafe Hoang

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 17, 2019
• address6818 W North Ave, Chicago 60707

Is Cafe Hoang clean?

Cafe Hoang is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 17, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Hoang?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-305.11 OBSERVED PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED NEAR THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN DESIGNATED LOCKER AREA FOR EMPLOYEES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-305.11 OBSERVED PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED NEAR THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN DESIGNATED LOCKER AREA FOR EMPLOYEES.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CLEAN-UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND KIT (WITH THE PROPER ITEMS) ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • 2-204.11 OBSERVED A PERSONAL DRINK WITH NO LID STORED ON THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED STORE AND DRINK PERSONAL DRINKS IN A DESIGNATED AREA WITH LID AND STRAW.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON THE COOKED RICE STORE IN THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PREPARED AND DISCARD DATE ON ALL READY-TO-EAT (TCS) FOODS STORED MORE THAN 24 HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DESCRIBE AND DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS TO A REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • 3-501.13 OBSERVED A BOWL OF FROZEN MEAT STORED UNDER THE GRILL TO DEFROST. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONE OF THE 3 PROPER THAWING METHODS.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • 3-501.13 OBSERVED A BOWL OF FROZEN MEAT STORED UNDER THE GRILL TO DEFROST. INSTRUCTED TO USE ONE OF THE 3 PROPER THAWING METHODS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE MINI REFRIGERATORS AND PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN ALL REFRIGERATORS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IDENTIFYING LABEL ON ALL ITEMS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED A MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPPING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED A MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPPING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE SHELVES ABOVE THE PREP COOLER AND SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT TO BE SOILED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE SHELVES IN BOTH THE AREAS LISTED. OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION BEHIND STOVE AND UNDER HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE AREA BEHIND THE STOVE AND UNDER THE HOOD.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT AND STORAGE AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN IT ON PREMISE.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2315425 ON 10/4/19 NOT CORRECTED: 38 - OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA AND CLOSET. MANAGEMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS DURING THE REINSPECTION. PRIORITY 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2315425 ON 10/4/19 NOT CORRECTED: 38 - OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA AND CLOSET. MANAGEMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS DURING THE REINSPECTION. PRIORITY 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Cafe Hoang last inspected?

Cafe Hoang has 8 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2017.

Cafe Hoang vs Montclare

Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.

Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 October 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.