Hoe Toy Chop Suey

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 22, 2026
• address8601 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Hoe Toy Chop Suey clean?

Hoe Toy Chop Suey is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hoe Toy Chop Suey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • 3-302.11 OBSERVED A CARDBOARD CONTAINER OF RAW EGGS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF COOKED AND COOLED CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS STORE RAW ANIMAL FOODS UNDER ANY READY TO EAT FOODS IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. MANAGER REMOVED EGGS AND PLACE THE EGGS ON THE BOTTOM SHELF DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • 3-501.14 OBSERVED INADEQUATE COOLING OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF COOKED BEEF BEING COOLED BY ROOM TEMPERATURE ONLY. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION SAID TCS FOODS WERE AT 140F. MANAGER COULD NOT PROVIDE A COOLING LOG. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY COOL ALL TCS FOODS BY PORTIONING THE FOODS INTO SMALLER CONTAINERS AND PLACING THOSE SMALLER CONTAINERS IN AN ICE BATH. PROPER COOLING SHOULD BE FROM 135F TO 70F WITHIN 2 HOURS AND FROM 70F TO 41F WITHIN 4 HOURS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #22.
  Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • 3-501.14 OBSERVED INADEQUATE COOLING OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF COOKED BEEF BEING COOLED BY ROOM TEMPERATURE ONLY. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION SAID TCS FOODS WERE AT 140F. MANAGER COULD NOT PROVIDE A COOLING LOG. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY COOL ALL TCS FOODS BY PORTIONING THE FOODS INTO SMALLER CONTAINERS AND PLACING THOSE SMALLER CONTAINERS IN AN ICE BATH. PROPER COOLING SHOULD BE FROM 135F TO 70F WITHIN 2 HOURS AND FROM 70F TO 41F WITHIN 4 HOURS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #22.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16 OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED ON THE MIDDLE SHELF OF A PREP TABLE; OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LBS OF COOKED SHRIMP AT 61F, ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED BEEF AT 50F, ABOUT 15 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 93F AND ABOUT 10 LBS OF RAW BEAN SPROUTS AT 57F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED COOKED AND COOLED TCS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN WINGS, COOKED SHRIMP) IN THE WALK IN COOLER FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT'S DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS WITH THE DISCARD DATE NOT EXCEEDINGLY MORE THAN 7 DAYS. DAY ONE MUST BE THE DAY THE PRODUCT WAS MADE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED SPICES (MSG, SUGAR, SALT, CHILI OIL ETC) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND IN CONTAINERS WITHOUT PRODUCT NAME LABELS LOCATED BY THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRODUCT NAME LABELS FOR ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINT SUCH AS A HAIR NET OR A CAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINT SUCH AS A HAIR NET OR A CAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED SCOOPS BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN THE READY TO EAT FOOD CONTAINERS (INSIDE OF THE RICE HOT HOLDING UNIT). INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SCOOPS PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 OBSERVED SCOOPS BEING STORED DIRECTLY IN THE READY TO EAT FOOD CONTAINERS (INSIDE OF THE RICE HOT HOLDING UNIT). INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL SCOOPS PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED THE FACILITY STORING COOKED AND COOLED TCS FOODS INSIDE OF SINGLE SERVICE CARDBOARD BOXES BOTH IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND STORING COOKED FOODS AND COOKED/UNCOOKED RICE IN SINGLE USE CONTAINERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE ALL FOODS AND DO NOT REUSE CARDBOARD BOXES OR SINGLE USE CONTAINERS TO STORE ANY FOODS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED THE FACILITY STORING COOKED AND COOLED TCS FOODS INSIDE OF SINGLE SERVICE CARDBOARD BOXES BOTH IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND STORING COOKED FOODS AND COOKED/UNCOOKED RICE IN SINGLE USE CONTAINERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE ALL FOODS AND DO NOT REUSE CARDBOARD BOXES OR SINGLE USE CONTAINERS TO STORE ANY FOODS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE MEN'S ROOM WITH A FOUL SMELL AND TOILET AND WASHBOWL NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED THE MEN'S ROOM WITH A FOUL SMELL AND TOILET AND WASHBOWL NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS UNDER THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

When was Hoe Toy Chop Suey last inspected?

Hoe Toy Chop Suey has 6 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2025.

Hoe Toy Chop Suey vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.