Great Dragon 78

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 16, 2021
• address3269 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Great Dragon 78 clean?

Great Dragon 78 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 16, 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 Great Dragon 78?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS.
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING PROCEDURE ON FROZEN SHRIMP. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, THAWING MUST OCCUR UNDER REFRIGERATION THAT MAINTAINS THE FOOD TEMPERATURE AT 41.0F OR LESS OR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER RUNNING WATER OR THAWED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN AND IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO CONVENTIONAL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH NO INTERRUPTION IN THE PROCESS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT THAWING PROCEDURES.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING PROCEDURE ON FROZEN SHRIMP. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, THAWING MUST OCCUR UNDER REFRIGERATION THAT MAINTAINS THE FOOD TEMPERATURE AT 41.0F OR LESS OR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER RUNNING WATER OR THAWED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN AND IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO CONVENTIONAL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH NO INTERRUPTION IN THE PROCESS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT THAWING PROCEDURES.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (MSG, SALT, SUGAR ETC). NOTED SOME FOOD CONTAINER WITHOUT LABEL.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH GREASE AND WHITE MOLDLIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER (OYSTER SAUCE, BAMBOO SHOOTS ETC) INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. NOTED DRIED LEAVES AND SOME LITTER ON GROUND.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. NOTED DRIED LEAVES AND SOME LITTER ON GROUND.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE AND INSIDE WASHROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHTBULBS AT KITCHEN HOOD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHTBULBS AT KITCHEN HOOD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.

When was Great Dragon 78 last inspected?

Great Dragon 78 has 10 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2015.

Great Dragon 78 vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 36% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 290 clean, 73 mid, 440 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, 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 December 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.