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Chengdu Bistro
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address2211 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Chengdu Bistro clean?
Chengdu Bistro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chengdu Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBERVED HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN NEED OF HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED KITCHENWARE (BOWLS, PLATES, STORED GLASSES) STORED IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED KITCHENWARE (BOWLS, PLATES, STORED GLASSES) STORED IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS ON ALL COOLING UNITS IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HANDSINK LOCATED BY DISH STORAGE RACK IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE BARRIER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS, CONTAINERS INGREDIENT DOUGH MAKERS, FRYERS, WOKS, RICE COOKERS, PREP TABLES AND SHELVING RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED TRASH BUILDUP UP SURROUNDING OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID SPACE AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF TRASH AND MISCELLANEUS ITEMS. • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE OBSERVED WITH MODERATE BUILDUP PRESENT DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MORE FREQUENT SERVICING, AND CLEAN SURFACES IN ORDER TO PREVENT ATTRACTION TO PEST.MUST MAINTAIN RECEPTACLEGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED TRASH BUILDUP UP SURROUNDING OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID SPACE AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF TRASH AND MISCELLANEUS ITEMS. • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE OBSERVED WITH MODERATE BUILDUP PRESENT DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MORE FREQUENT SERVICING, AND CLEAN SURFACES IN ORDER TO PREVENT ATTRACTION TO PEST.MUST MAINTAIN RECEPTACLE
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOOR TO WALL JUNCTURES IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN DISREPAIR AND OR MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE AND ACCUMULATED DIRT BUILD UP, REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BASMENT PREP AREA FLOOR WITH EXCESSIVE STICKY RESIDUE THROUGHOUT AND A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF BLACK BUILD UP. SURFACES ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE , INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
When was Chengdu Bistro last inspected?
Chengdu Bistro has 5 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2026 | — | |
| July 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2025 | — | |
| May 3, 2024 | Pass |
Chengdu Bistro vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.