China Dragon

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2015
• address1343 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is China Dragon clean?

China Dragon is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at China Dragon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS AND SEASONINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS AND SEASONINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM DUST, DIRT, AND CONTAMINATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM DUST, DIRT, AND CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL STAINED, DISCOLORED, AND DEEP GROOVED WORN CUTTING BOARDS. REMOVE GROCERY BAGS AND PROPERLY STORE FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL STAINED, DISCOLORED, AND DEEP GROOVED WORN CUTTING BOARDS. REMOVE GROCERY BAGS AND PROPERLY STORE FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF WOK AREA, FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, PREP COOLERS, REACH-IN COOLERS, PREP TABLES, ICE MACHINE, BULK CONTAINERS(ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILDUP).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT(GREASE BUILDUP), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT(GREASE BUILDUP), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS, FANS, VENTILATION HOOD, WALL VENTS, CEILING VENTS, CEILING TILES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP). REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN FOYER NEAR REAR DOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS, FANS, VENTILATION HOOD, WALL VENTS, CEILING VENTS, CEILING TILES IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP). REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN FOYER NEAR REAR DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR REAR EXPOSED SINK(SLOW DRAINING). REPAIR LEAKING FAUCETS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. STORE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND FRONT DINING AREA.

When was China Dragon last inspected?

China Dragon has 11 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2012.

China Dragon vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 December 18, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.