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Chopstick Express

October 23, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED. NOTED COOKED CHICKEN COOLING IN DIRTY CARBOARD BOX PREVIOUSLY USED FOR PRODUCE ON TOP OF CONTAINERS DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF AJAR REAR EXIT DOOR. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS VALUED AT $30. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD SAEF CONTAINERS THAT CAN BE PROPERLY CLEANED BETWEEN USE AT ALL TIMES. RECOMMENDS PROPER COOLING RACKS AND TRAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: NOTED WIPING CLOTHS ON COOKSLINE EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN PROPER SANITIZING BUCKETS WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: NOTED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN COMPARTMENTS UNDER FRYERS
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED KITCHEN FLOOR (UNDERNEATH ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, DRY FOOD STORAGE [FLOUR AND RICE] AND ALL SINKS AND FLOORS IN WASHROOMS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS • NOTED BATHROOM NEAR REAR EXIT, OFFICE BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND HALLWAY TO WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS NOT NECESSARY TO BUSINESS. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN THAT IS A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES ABOVE GROUND
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 30, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.