Chinkay

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedSeptember 13, 2019
• address2917 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60641

Is Chinkay clean?

Chinkay is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 13, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chinkay?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE AN ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN (TCS FOODS) ARE PREPARED,HANDLED,AND OR SERVED.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND POST ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND NO CLEAN-UP ITEMS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND WASHING SINK AT MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA MUST BE LOCATED TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY FOOD EMPLOYEES IN MENTIONED AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED "RAW" OR UNDER COOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK (*) TO A REMINDER STATEMENT THAT STATES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • AT THIS TIME,NO REFRIGERATION UNITS PROVIDED FOR FACILITY TO USE. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH REFRIGERATION UNITS TO SUPPORT THE MENU ITEMS. REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE OPERABLE AND CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE A TEMPERATURE OF 41 F OR COLDER AND FROZEN EQUIPMENT MUST BE 0 F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE TO TEST SANITIZER CONCENTRATION.INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE TO TEST SANITIZER CONCENTRATION.INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS STOVE AND GRILL TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE FOOD DEBRIS SPILLAGE AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINK REAR PREP / DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. ALSO,NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINK REAR PREP / DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. ALSO,NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND SMALL WATER LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING LEAK AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED OILY WASTE WATER FOOD DEBRIS BACKING UP AT LEFT AND RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHILE RUNNING AND DRAINING WATER IN THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIQUID WASTE WATER DISPOSAL.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED OILY WASTE WATER FOOD DEBRIS BACKING UP AT LEFT AND RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHILE RUNNING AND DRAINING WATER IN THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIQUID WASTE WATER DISPOSAL.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • WASH ROOM DOORS MUST BE SELF CLOSING AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • WASH ROOM DOORS MUST BE SELF CLOSING AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN CONTAINER COVERED TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B),NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN CONTAINER COVERED TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND REAR STORAGE ROOM IN NEED FOR A DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS GREASE SPILLAGE AND TO MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS ON CEILING VENTILATION COVERS IN WASH ROOMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT BULBS NOT SHIELDED IN PREP/DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA.MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT BULBS NOT SHIELDED IN PREP/DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA.MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. -
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. -
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY FOR CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENCE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Chinkay last inspected?

Chinkay has 2 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2019.

Chinkay vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 September 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.