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China Night Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 11, 2022
- address1140 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is China Night Cafe clean?
China Night Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 11, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at China Night Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 11, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN HEAVY GREASE INSIDE OF COOKING FRYERS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED NUMEROUS CARD BOARD BOXES IN DINING AREA. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
When was China Night Cafe last inspected?
China Night Cafe has 21 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| January 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 4, 2020 | Fail | |
| April 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2015 | Fail |
China Night Cafe vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 11, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.