Flaming Wok & Grill

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2021
• address903 N Halsted St, Chicago 60642

Is Flaming Wok & Grill clean?

Flaming Wok & Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 17, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Flaming Wok & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND 2 OUT OF 2 TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINKS WITHOUT HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (VARIETY OF CHICKEN, RICE, & MILK) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50F - 58 F LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND TO MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • FOUND BLEACH, CLOROX POWDER AND OTHER CLEANING MATERIALS STORED ON DRY STORAGE ABOVE SUGAR.TOXIC MATERIALS SHALL BE STORED SO THEY CANNOT CONTAMINATE FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS, AND SINGLE- SERVICE AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. TOXIC MATERIALS CANNOT BE STORED ABOVE FOOD. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • FOUND BLEACH, CLOROX POWDER AND OTHER CLEANING MATERIALS STORED ON DRY STORAGE ABOVE SUGAR.TOXIC MATERIALS SHALL BE STORED SO THEY CANNOT CONTAMINATE FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS, AND SINGLE- SERVICE AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES. TOXIC MATERIALS CANNOT BE STORED ABOVE FOOD. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 58F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND NOT USE WALK IN COOLER. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. REACH IN COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE WALK IN COOLER IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE FOR 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 - 30 LIVE ROACHES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. FOUND 2 LIVE ROACHES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, NOTED 5 LIVE ROACHES ON COOKING EQUIPMENT LOCATED OVER FOOD PREPARATION TABLE. ALSO NOTED 4 LIVE ROACHES ON WALL BEHIND FOOD PREPARATION TABLE. ALSO NOTED 5 LIVE ROACHES UNDER WOOD PANEL OVER REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA, 5 LIVE ROACHES ON REAR FOOD PREPARATION TABLE IN BETWEEN DRAWERS, 3 UNDER BLUE PANEL OF SLIDE DOOR FREEZER, 2 UNDER GASKET OF REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL. FACILITY MUST BE MAINTAINED FREE FROM PEST. ALSO NOTED 5- 10 SMALL FLIES IN TOILET ROOM, FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND DINNING AREA. ALSO NOTED 3 FLIES IN DINNING AREA. FLY ACTIVITY MUST BE MINIMIZED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A).CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE FREEZERS AND REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK PROFUSELY LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND NO COLD WATER AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA, WHEN COLD WATER KNOB IS TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND FLOORS FILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS UNDER FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Flaming Wok & Grill last inspected?

Flaming Wok & Grill has 25 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Flaming Wok & Grill vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 17, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.