Cooked?Chen's Garden Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 12, 2025 →
- address4445 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60630
Is Chen's Garden Express clean?
Chen's Garden Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chen's Garden Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
When was Chen's Garden Express last inspected?
Chen's Garden Express has 2 inspections on record going back to September 12, 2024.
August 12, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →Chen's Garden Express vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 76% clean across 328 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 69 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 328 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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