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China Fast Wok
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2025
- address2020 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is China Fast Wok clean?
China Fast Wok is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at China Fast Wok?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A WHITE PANEL INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE THAT TOUCHED ICE FILLED WITH A BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO WASH, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PIC INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO BURN ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE FOOD DISPLAY COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: CHICKEN 56.7F, SLICED BEEF 48.6F AND DICED BEEF 46.8F, DICED CHICKEN AT 48.6F MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 10 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $250.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD, ALUMINUM FOIL AND PLASTIC LINERS USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
When was China Fast Wok last inspected?
China Fast Wok has 11 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 22, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2016 | Pass |
China Fast Wok vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.