Dastarkhwan

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 14, 2026
• address6418 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Dastarkhwan clean?

Dastarkhwan is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Dastarkhwan?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR TCS FOODS STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED A MIXTURE OF COOKED POTATOES AND ONIONS AT 97F ON TOP OF THE FOOD PREP TABLE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT FOODS ABOVE 135F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED IN THE PREP COOLER AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED EGGS AT 45F, BEEF AT 64F, AND YOGURT AT 85F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED PREPARED FOODS (YOGURT, GARLIC PUREE) STORED IN 5 GALLON BUCKETS THAT WERE LABELED AND PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE SOAP. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS AND TO DISCARD ALL CONTAINERS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE POISONOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED PREPARED FOODS (YOGURT, GARLIC PUREE) STORED IN 5 GALLON BUCKETS THAT WERE LABELED AND PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE SOAP. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS AND TO DISCARD ALL CONTAINERS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE POISONOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA: PREP TABLES, GREASE TRAP, WIRE STORAGE SHELVES, STOVES AND BURNERS, DEEP FRYER, PREP COOLERS, CHEST FREEZER, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND STEAM TABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREA. CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. • OBSERVED SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PEELING DRYWALL TAPE AND PAINT ON THE WALL OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT WALL WHERE AFFECTED SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

When was Dastarkhwan last inspected?

Dastarkhwan has 13 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Dastarkhwan vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 April 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.