China Hut

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 18, 2026
• address2311 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is China Hut clean?

China Hut is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at China Hut?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR ALONG THE LEFT SIDE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING ALONG THE SIDES AND BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IN THE SMOOTHIE STATION STORED WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE OF ICE IN THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SCOOPS AND UTENSILS UP AND OUT OF FOOD ITEMS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IN THE SMOOTHIE STATION STORED WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE OF ICE IN THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SCOOPS AND UTENSILS UP AND OUT OF FOOD ITEMS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED FACING UP ON THE SHELVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL PLASTIC AND SINGLE USE TO-GO CONTAINERS ON THE SHELF IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED FACING UP ON THE SHELVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL PLASTIC AND SINGLE USE TO-GO CONTAINERS ON THE SHELF IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED A BUILDUP OF FOOD RESIDUES IN BETWEEN GASKETS AND ON THE INSIDE OF DOORS IN ALL REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS ALONG THE WALL UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK AND PREP TABLE IN THE PREP AREA.

When was China Hut last inspected?

China Hut has 14 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

China Hut vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 March 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.