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Chinese Lantern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 23, 2015
- address1046 1/2 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640
Is Chinese Lantern clean?
Chinese Lantern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chinese Lantern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • BLACK SLIME DEBRIS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER DOOR,AROUND THE RUBBER GASKET.ALSO FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AT SAME LOCATION
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS. REAR STORAGE AREA WITH DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ADDITIONAL SWEEPING AND REMOVAL OF DEBRIS IS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM COMMUNE FLOOR HALLWAY.ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS NEEDED.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS. REAR STORAGE AREA WITH DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ADDITIONAL SWEEPING AND REMOVAL OF DEBRIS IS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM COMMUNE FLOOR HALLWAY.ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS NEEDED.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • HOLE ON CEILING BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,WALL AT SAME AREA IS UNEVEN AND NOT CLEANABLE,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALL.WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • HOLE ON CEILING BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,WALL AT SAME AREA IS UNEVEN AND NOT CLEANABLE,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALL.WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • BROKEN THERMOMETER INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE REAR DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDERefrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • BROKEN THERMOMETER INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE REAR DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
When was Chinese Lantern last inspected?
Chinese Lantern has 10 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2015 | Fail | |
| March 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2015 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2013 | Fail |
Chinese Lantern vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 June 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.