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Chinese Royal Kitchen
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 30, 2010
- address220 W 31St St, Chicago 60616
Is Chinese Royal Kitchen clean?
Chinese Royal Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 30, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Chinese Royal Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND 4 HOUSE FLIES AND 10 FRUIT FLIES AT FRONT WINDOWS BY DINING AREA AND AT PREP AREA. FOUND 1/2 INCH GAP UNDER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTOL TO SERVICE PREMISES, AND RODENT PROOF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • SEAL RAW WOOD PREP TABLE COUNTER. REMOVE CARDBOARD LINING FROM PREP TABLE BOTTOMS AND SHELVES/RACKS. PAINT RUSTY PREP TABLE BOTTOMS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • SEAL RAW WOOD PREP TABLE COUNTER. REMOVE CARDBOARD LINING FROM PREP TABLE BOTTOMS AND SHELVES/RACKS. PAINT RUSTY PREP TABLE BOTTOMS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: UNDER, AROUND EQUIPMENT, VENTILATION HOOD, VENT COVERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS, SHELVES/RACKS, BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UTILITY SINK.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOOR TILES FOR MISSING SECTIONS AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED AT PREP AREA. CLEAN FLOORS, ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE TO REMOVE DIRT AND BUILDUP.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOOR TILES FOR MISSING SECTIONS AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED AT PREP AREA. CLEAN FLOORS, ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE TO REMOVE DIRT AND BUILDUP.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING AND WALL SECTION THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. PAINT SOILED AND STAINED CEILING AND WALL SECTIONS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, PROVIDE CEILING PANELS FOR MISSING SECTIONS AT PREP AREA BY VENTILATION HOOD AND ABOVE CHEST FREEZER NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. CLEAN VENT COVER IN CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM. REPAIR WALL BASE IN DINING AREA, PREP AREA, AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL OPEINGS AT WALL BASE, PIPING, CONDUITS, AND CEILING TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING AND WALL SECTION THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. PAINT SOILED AND STAINED CEILING AND WALL SECTIONS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. CLEAN DUSTY CEILING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, PROVIDE CEILING PANELS FOR MISSING SECTIONS AT PREP AREA BY VENTILATION HOOD AND ABOVE CHEST FREEZER NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. CLEAN VENT COVER IN CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM. REPAIR WALL BASE IN DINING AREA, PREP AREA, AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL OPEINGS AT WALL BASE, PIPING, CONDUITS, AND CEILING TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE LIGHT BULB AT FRONT STORAGE AREA AT DINING AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR LEAKS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FAUCET.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR REFRIGERATION UNITS AND WALK-IN COOLER UNIT.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR REFRIGERATION UNITS AND WALK-IN COOLER UNIT.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREA, REMOVE ITEMS FROM OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA NEXT TO REAR EXIT DOOR, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHS OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL TO PREVENT PEST HABORAGE-REMOVE MILK CRATES BEING USED TO STORE ITEMS.
- ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • FOUND TWO YOUNG BOYS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN FOOD PREP AREA.Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • FOUND TWO YOUNG BOYS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN FOOD PREP AREA.
When was Chinese Royal Kitchen last inspected?
Chinese Royal Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to June 30, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| June 30, 2010 | Fail |
Chinese Royal Kitchen vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 30, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.