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China Lamp Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025
- address4603 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
Is China Lamp Restaurant clean?
China Lamp Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 22, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Lamp Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 DEAD SMALL AND LARGE COCKROACHES ON THE FLOORS BEHIND EQUIPMENT, ALONGSIDE WALK IN COOLER, IN UNUSED DINING AREA UNDERNEATH BOOTHS, AND REAR STORAGE RAMP LEADING TO OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE , CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVING UNITS AND INSIDE COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF CARDBOARD BOXES STORED ON TOP OF DINING ROOM TABLES AND BOOTH SEATS. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE DINING ROOM AND REMOVE CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
When was China Lamp Restaurant last inspected?
China Lamp Restaurant has 22 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2022 | — | |
| February 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2016 | Pass |
China Lamp Restaurant vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.