Flying Wok

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 19, 2016
• address6319 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Flying Wok clean?

Flying Wok is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 19, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Flying Wok?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 19, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA IS INOPERABLE. MUST REPAIR AND RESTORE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO THE HAND SINK. ALSO HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR. NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE PROVIDED AT THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. NOTED RAW EGGS IMPROPERLY STORED ABOVE COOKED CHICKEN,ONIONS AND READY TO EAT SOY SAUCE. MUST PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS. ALSO, NOTED THREE FOOD STORAGE PANS AND 1 FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER LID IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE MOP SINK. MUST PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND PROPERLY STORE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (RICE,CHICKEN)MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FROM THE 2ND COMPARTMENT INTO THE 1ST COMPARTMENT WHEN WATER TURNED ON IN THE SINK BASIN. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FROM THE 2ND COMPARTMENT INTO THE 1ST COMPARTMENT WHEN WATER TURNED ON IN THE SINK BASIN. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LOCK ON THE REAR EXIT DOOR SO THAT THE DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS PROPERLY.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LOCK ON THE REAR EXIT DOOR SO THAT THE DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS PROPERLY.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS,COOKING EQUIPMENT,STORAGE RACKS, CABINETS, SINKS, REFRIGERATION UNITS, TABLES AND CUTTING BOARDS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE,FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER BUILD UP. ALSO CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, UNDER SINKS, IN PREP AREA, IN DISH WASHING AREA, IN STORAGE AREAS, IN THE WASHROOM, ALONG WALLS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, UNDER SINKS, IN PREP AREA, IN DISH WASHING AREA, IN STORAGE AREAS, IN THE WASHROOM, ALONG WALLS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE THE PROPER LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHTS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • REPAIR THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST MINIMIZE CLUTTER IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND IN THE BACK YARD STORGAE AREA.

When was Flying Wok last inspected?

Flying Wok has 9 inspections on record going back to December 23, 2014.

Flying Wok vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 19, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.