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Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2019
- address2637 N Central Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc. clean?
Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE FORKS AND SPOONS IMPROPERLY STORED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE FORKS AND SPOONS IMPROPERLY STORED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE UTENSILS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc. last inspected?
Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc. has 14 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| February 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2012 | Pass |
Chinese Chef's Kitchen, Inc. vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 February 19, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.