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Cheng Chopsticks
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 21, 2024
- address3054 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Cheng Chopsticks clean?
Cheng Chopsticks is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 21, 2024. 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 Cheng Chopsticks?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED REAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK) MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IN STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER AT THE WOK LINE AND RICE COOKER AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, DRY, SANITIZED SURFACE OR IN WATER AT 135.0F OR ABOVE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IN STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER AT THE WOK LINE AND RICE COOKER AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, DRY, SANITIZED SURFACE OR IN WATER AT 135.0F OR ABOVE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT (BOWLS, POTS) STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ITEMS AND STORE ALL CLEAN EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT (BOWLS, POTS) STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ITEMS AND STORE ALL CLEAN EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE WOK LINE TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES BENEATH OR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
When was Cheng Chopsticks last inspected?
Cheng Chopsticks has 10 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| October 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2019 | — |
Cheng Chopsticks vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan 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 October 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.