Chayhana

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 4, 2023
• address2245 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618

Is Chayhana clean?

Chayhana is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 4, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chayhana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 4, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE AT IMPROPER FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT 0 PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION. (DISHMACHINE IS NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. A MECHANICAL DISHWASHING MACHINES SHOULD PROVIDE A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE OF EITHER 50 – 100 PPM CHLORINE (FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZING MACHINE) OR 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE). TECHNICIAN ARRIVED (CORRECTED ON SITE) FINAL SANITIZING RINSE NOW AT 100 PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VIBLE INSIDE REAR REACH-IN COOLER.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SUGAR, SALT ETC).
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE THE FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS (FOR CHLORINE) AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT 3 COMPARTMENT SANITIZING SINK AND AT LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. (CORRECTED ON SITE) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS (FOR CHLORINE) AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT 3 COMPARTMENT SANITIZING SINK AND AT LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. (CORRECTED ON SITE) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (09-29-2021) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B) CITATION ISSUED
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (09-29-2021) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B) CITATION ISSUED

When was Chayhana last inspected?

Chayhana has 13 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chayhana vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 4, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.