Hong Ngu

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2019
• address1113-1115 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640

Is Hong Ngu clean?

Hong Ngu is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hong Ngu?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT MULTIPLE HAND SINKS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. TWO SINKS AT KITCHEN PREP, ONE AT FRONT LINE AND ONE IN REAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • OBSERVED HEAVY ICE BUILD UP ON RAW MEATS STORED OVER A LARGE POT OF READY TO EAT SOUP WITH EMBEDDED FROZEN ICE. ALSO, OBSERVED OTHER FOOD ITEMS WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD UP LIKE PACKAGED CHICKEN AND BEEF ON TOP OF VEGTABLES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BLACK AND PINK SUBSTANCE IN ICE MACHINE IN FRONT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED RICE SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 48.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 41.0F OR LESS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE FOOD IMMEDIATELY. RICE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 7 LBS AND COST OF $10.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GARBAGE BINS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE (SALT, SUGAR, RICE). INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS THAT CAN BE EASILY CLEANED.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED LARGE POTS UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR PROVIDE SMALLER POTS .
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED LARGE POTS UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR PROVIDE SMALLER POTS .
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MENS AND WOMENS BATHROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO LID FOR TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED MENS AND WOMENS BATHROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO LID FOR TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND GRILL EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION BUILD UP OF THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION BUILD UP OF THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 12-13-2018, INSPECTION REPORT #2243517. #58. OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY FO CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 12-13-2018, INSPECTION REPORT #2243517. #58. OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY FO CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Hong Ngu last inspected?

Hong Ngu has 7 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2018.

Hong Ngu 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 20% 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 November 7, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.