Chiya Chai Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 15, 2026
• address79 E Madison St, Chicago 60602

Is Chiya Chai Cafe clean?

Chiya Chai Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chiya Chai Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(COS)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (MILK,SAMOSA,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:20 P.M.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR OF 2ND FL. STORAGE AREA AND MILK STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER MUST ELEVATE AND STORE OFF OF FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR OF 2ND FL. STORAGE AREA AND MILK STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER MUST ELEVATE AND STORE OFF OF FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC WEAR LAYING DOWN IN TRAY FOR SELF SERVICE MUST STORE WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC WEAR LAYING DOWN IN TRAY FOR SELF SERVICE MUST STORE WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR PAPER GOODS STORAGE IN PREP AREA AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS AND CARDBOARD FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Chiya Chai Cafe last inspected?

Chiya Chai Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2021.

Chiya Chai Cafe vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 47% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.