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China Garden
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 24, 2026
- address13328 S Baltimore Ave, Chicago 60633
Is China Garden clean?
China Garden is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • FOUND TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY BEING THAWED. TWO COMPARTMENTS OF THE 4 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH MEAT SITTING IN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER COLD RUNNIN WATER, IN THE COOLER OR BY WAY OF THE MICROWAVE. MAINTAIN PROPER THAWING PROCESSES.Approved Thawing Methods Used • FOUND TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY BEING THAWED. TWO COMPARTMENTS OF THE 4 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH MEAT SITTING IN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER COLD RUNNIN WATER, IN THE COOLER OR BY WAY OF THE MICROWAVE. MAINTAIN PROPER THAWING PROCESSES.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE STORAGE RACKS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND THE VENTILATION FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION FILTERS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND THE VENTILATION FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION FILTERS.
When was China Garden last inspected?
China Garden has 19 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2025 | — | |
| August 20, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 2, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 7, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
China Garden vs Hegewisch
Hegewisch runs 73% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 66 clean, 12 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Hegewisch, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 April 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.