Cooked?
Chen's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2013
- address3506 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Chen's clean?
Chen's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 6, 2013. 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 Chen's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, SUGAR,ETC.)Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, SUGAR,ETC.)
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND FAUCET HANDLE LOOSE AT HAND SINK.(MAIN KITCHEN)
When was Chen's last inspected?
Chen's has 7 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| March 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2013 | — | |
| October 24, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 18, 2010 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2010 | Fail |
Chen's vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 March 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.