Hot Chi

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 13, 2024
• address100 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Hot Chi clean?

Hot Chi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hot Chi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHEN WORN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • BATHROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • BATHROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • RUBBER GASKETS IN NEED OF CLEANING AT REACH IN COOLERS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTS ARE IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTS ARE IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HOLD SANITATION CERTIFICATES MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HOLD SANITATION CERTIFICATES MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Hot Chi last inspected?

Hot Chi has 3 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2021.

Hot Chi vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.