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Hot Wok
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2015
- address10611 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617
Is Hot Wok clean?
Hot Wok is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 6, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Hot Wok?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED RICE INSIDE THE RICE COOKER READING AT IMPROER TEMPERATURE OF 129.5F IN PREP AREA,MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DESTROYED FOOD PRODUCT,TOTAL WEIGHT 2LBS TOTAL COST $20.00,CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINEQUIPMENT
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNER,ESPECIALLY BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MUST REPLACE SOME BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNER,ESPECIALLY BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MUST REPLACE SOME BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE KITCH AREA
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM WASHROOM,MOP SINL,AND UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
When was Hot Wok last inspected?
Hot Wok has 12 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| April 15, 2015 | — | |
| April 3, 2015 | — | |
| March 30, 2015 | — | |
| February 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2014 | Fail | |
| March 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2011 | Fail |
Hot Wok vs East Side
East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 February 6, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.