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China Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 4, 2019
- address2300-2302 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616
Is China Cafe clean?
China Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at China Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD FOR 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE MARKED WITH THE DATE THE FOOD WILL BE CONSUMED, DISCARDED OR USED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED LOOSE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE THREE DOOR PREP COOLER AND THE REFRIGERATION DOOR NEXT TO IT IN THE KITCHEN; MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUBBER GASKETS TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNITS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND SHELVES BEHIND FRONT SERVING COUNTER. ALSO CLEAN INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNITS WHERE NEEDED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND CLOSET WHERE MOP SINK LOCATED. THE WALLS AROUND VARIOUS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT NEED CLEANING; CLEAN WALLS. OBSERVED SOME WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AREA; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was China Cafe last inspected?
China Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 13, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2017 | — |
China Cafe vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 June 4, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.