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Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address5009 N Winthrop Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant clean?
Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AND DINNING AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AND DINNING AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS AND TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE PREP SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT/MINIMAL LIGHTING INSIDE THE CUSTOMER BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE BULB OR INCREASE THE LIGHTING INSIDE THE BATHROOM.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT/MINIMAL LIGHTING INSIDE THE CUSTOMER BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE BULB OR INCREASE THE LIGHTING INSIDE THE BATHROOM.
When was Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant last inspected?
Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant has 16 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2023 | Fail | |
| May 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2022 | Fail |
Hon Kee Bbq & Seafood Restaurant vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.