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E Wok Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 4, 2015
- address5056 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60641
Is E Wok Cafe clean?
E Wok Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 4, 2015. 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 E Wok Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION #29 FROM 7-28-15 WAS NOT CORRECTED. #34- INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR AREA, UNDER THE COOKS LINE, UNDER ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT PREMISES. FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE STILL NOTED. MANAGEMENT CLEANING AT THIS TIME OF RE-INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.criticalPrevious Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION #29 FROM 7-28-15 WAS NOT CORRECTED. #34- INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR AREA, UNDER THE COOKS LINE, UNDER ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT PREMISES. FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE STILL NOTED. MANAGEMENT CLEANING AT THIS TIME OF RE-INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledPrevious Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • SEE VIOLATION #14.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS INSIDE THE COOKS LINE THREE DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE PAPER, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC WRAP OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR ANY SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS INSIDE THE COOKS LINE THREE DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE PAPER, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC WRAP OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR ANY SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN LINENS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN LINENS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
When was E Wok Cafe last inspected?
E Wok Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| August 4, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2011 | Fail |
E Wok Cafe vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 4, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.