China City

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 16, 2025
• address6940 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636

Is China City clean?

China City is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at China City?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT PROPER LABELS ON THE OUTSIDE; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH NAME OF PRODUCT ON THE CONTAINER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE AND NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AS REQUIRED; MUST STORE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE ON CUTTING BOARDS AND PREP TABLES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AREA AROUND WOKS AT WOK STATION IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND CLEAN PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE REAR STORAGE SHELF AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DIRT AND OTHER MATTER: WOK STATION, UNDER PREP COOLERS, UNDER SHELVES AND SINKS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SOME BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS WHERE NEEDED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SOME BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS WHERE NEEDED.

When was China City last inspected?

China City has 29 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

China City vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.

Other spots in West Englewood

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  mid · April 9, 2026
• ✓! Subway
  mid · February 5, 2016
• ✓ Johnny's Foods
  clean · November 20, 2020
• ✓ Sherman Food & Liquor
  clean · June 7, 2017
• ? Subway
  cooked · October 3, 2012
• ? The Talk Of The Town
  cooked · August 1, 2012

See every restaurant inspection in West Englewood →

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 December 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.