Emperor's Choice Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026 →
- address2238 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Emperor's Choice Restaurant clean?
Emperor's Choice Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Emperor's Choice Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Emperor's Choice Restaurant last inspected?
Emperor's Choice Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
May 20, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →July 2, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →May 20, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →May 15, 2024 Fail
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View full inspection →May 8, 2024 Fail
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View full inspection →July 17, 2023 Pass
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View full inspection →July 28, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →July 22, 2022 Fail
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View full inspection →December 27, 2021 Pass
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View full inspection →December 20, 2021 Fail
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View full inspection →February 26, 2019 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →February 19, 2019 Fail
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View full inspection →Emperor's Choice Restaurant vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 82% clean across 375 tracked restaurants — 307 clean, 58 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 375 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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