China Station

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 14, 2016
• address2411 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is China Station clean?

China Station is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 14, 2016. 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 Station?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND WALK IN COOLER TO BE IMPROPER:-EGGS 66.7F, SHRIMPS 45.1F/50.3F, CHICKEN 49.8F, NOODLES 44.9F/45.3F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 60 LBS OF FOOD WORTH $120.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ON TOP, LID, LIPS AND DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDES TO THE GROUND. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING THE CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ON TOP, LID, LIPS AND DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDES TO THE GROUND. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING THE CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE THE SERVICE PREP-COOLER AND INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE....NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN TIN CANS AND GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE THE SERVICE PREP-COOLER AND INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE....NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN TIN CANS AND GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NOTED HEAVY ICE BUILT UP INSIDE UPRIGHT FREEZER AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was China Station last inspected?

China Station has 7 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2013.

China Station vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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 April 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.