Hot Wok

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 28, 2019
• 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 May 28, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 May 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON SITE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP HEAD, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES) FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY READY TO EAT FOODS (RANGOON FILLING, COOKED CHICKEN) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT DISCARD DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL WITH THE DISCARD DATES FOR ALL TCS RTE FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED A THERMOMETER IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND REACH IN FREEZER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT REUSE CARDBOARD AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED WOKS TOO LARGE TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED INSIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE EQUIPMENT OR INSTALL A LAGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WASHING OF LARGE EQUIPMENT.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 4-603.15 OBSERVED WOKS TOO LARGE TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED INSIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE EQUIPMENT OR INSTALL A LAGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WASHING OF LARGE EQUIPMENT.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS AT THE WOK STATION IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE GARBAGE CANS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED A CLOSED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS LOCATED UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND AND UNDER ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS LOCATED AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Hot Wok last inspected?

Hot Wok has 7 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2017.

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 13% 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 May 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.