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Fried Rice Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 4, 2018
- address7108 W Higgins Ave, Chicago 60656
Is Fried Rice Express clean?
Fried Rice Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 4, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Fried Rice Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(A) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012(A).
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. -
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 (C) INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED .
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 (A) INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 (A) INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAINAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
When was Fried Rice Express last inspected?
Fried Rice Express has 13 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| September 4, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 6, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2012 | Pass |
Fried Rice Express vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 September 4, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.