Chinese # 1 Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2025
• address5833 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60629

Is Chinese # 1 Kitchen clean?

Chinese # 1 Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2025. 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 Chinese # 1 Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ONSITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS ARE STORED, PREPARED/HANDLED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP AREA UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS. OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP AREA UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS. OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED DIRECTLY IN FOOD CONTAINERS WITH DRY FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED DIRECTLY IN FOOD CONTAINERS WITH DRY FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH/REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT COVERING MISSING OVERHEAD IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT COVERING MISSING OVERHEAD IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Chinese # 1 Kitchen last inspected?

Chinese # 1 Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to October 2, 2023.

Chinese # 1 Kitchen vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 July 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.