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Chinese Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2026
- address5316 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Chinese Kitchen clean?
Chinese Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chinese Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON COUNTER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILING TILES MISSING ABOVE WALK IN COOLER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE CEILING TILES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON FILTERS ABOVE HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON FILTERS ABOVE HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL NON-FOOD SERVICE MANAGER FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL NON-FOOD SERVICE MANAGER FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Chinese Kitchen last inspected?
Chinese Kitchen has 23 inspections on record going back to June 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 9, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Chinese Kitchen vs Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.