Chiya Chai Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
• address2770 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Chiya Chai Cafe clean?

Chiya Chai Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chiya Chai Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED YOGURT COOLER AND 2 DOOR COOLER WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED, WITHOUT THERMOMETER INSIDE UNIT TO MONITOR TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER OPERATING WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER OPERATING WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (RETAURANT MATERIALS, BOXES, STORAGE BINS, MIXERS STORED ON BASEMENT FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL SAID ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN THE PREMISES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASMENT PREP/STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASMENT PREP/STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Chiya Chai Cafe last inspected?

Chiya Chai Cafe has 21 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chiya Chai Cafe vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.

Other spots in Avondale

• ✓ Chiya Chai Cafe
  clean · May 12, 2016
• ✓ The Beer Temple
  clean · August 15, 2017
• ✓ The Beer Temple
  clean · August 15, 2017
• ✓ Carniceria La Mejor Produce, Inc.
  clean · June 7, 2016
• ✓ Moonlight Vulture
  clean · February 2, 2021
• ✓ Supermercado Picino
  clean · January 6, 2016

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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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.