China Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2021
• address5332 N Cumberland Ave, Chicago 60656

Is China Kitchen clean?

China Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at China Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND INCOMPLETE VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL SPILL KIT ( MISSING ITEM APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) AND NO PROCEDURE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE SPILL KIT AND PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SALT, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE ETC)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE. • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE. • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP/COOKING AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT WASHROOM. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND MUST REORGANIZE INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (09-13-2019) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 7-42-010 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (09-13-2019) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 7-42-010 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED

When was China Kitchen last inspected?

China Kitchen has 5 inspections on record going back to November 27, 2018.

China Kitchen vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 January 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.