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China Ling Company
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 13, 2015
- address7075 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645
Is China Ling Company clean?
China Ling Company is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 13, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at China Ling Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found some foods not properly dated in walk in freezer, must properly date food items in walk in freezer.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found some foods not properly dated in walk in freezer, must properly date food items in walk in freezer.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced, reach in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Prep table lower shelving had rust/peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced, reach in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced. Prep table lower shelving had rust/peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), reach in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Prep tables lower shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under cooking equipment, heavy equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in rear storage areas under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bathroom not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under cooking equipment, heavy equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in rear storage areas under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bathroom not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning, damaged/stained ceiling tiles in bathroom shall be replaced/repaired.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning, damaged/stained ceiling tiles in bathroom shall be replaced/repaired.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Must provide food handlers list for next routine inspection.Food Handler Requirements Met • Must provide food handlers list for next routine inspection.
When was China Ling Company last inspected?
China Ling Company has 9 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| August 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2010 | Pass |
China Ling Company vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 13, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.