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Choi's Chinese Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2016
- address2638 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Choi's Chinese Restaurant clean?
Choi's Chinese Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 29, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Choi's Chinese Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcriticalWater Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • (Hot) Water temperature at hand sink 74.3F upon arrival. # compartment sink hot water temperature 74.6F. Instructed must have functioning hot water at all times: 85F at hand sink, 110F at 3 compartment sink. Operator corrected issue (with hot water heater) and hot water provided by end of inspection: 89.1F at hand sink; 115.1F at 3 compartment sink. Critical violation 7-38-030.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Found excessive grease build up inside lower interior of cooking line (under woks). Must remove grease build up, clean and sanitize. Must maintain.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Found excessive grease on floor near grease trap in the basement. Instructed to detail clean this area, remove grease, sanitize and maintain.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Found excessive grease on floor near grease trap in the basement. Instructed to detail clean this area, remove grease, sanitize and maintain.
When was Choi's Chinese Restaurant last inspected?
Choi's Chinese Restaurant has 9 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| August 29, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 24, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 21, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 1, 2010 | Pass |
Choi's Chinese Restaurant 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 25% 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 August 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.