Huamao Restaurant Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2018
• address1453 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Huamao Restaurant Inc. clean?

Huamao Restaurant Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 11, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Huamao Restaurant Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2018, 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 • 2.102.14(A)(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FORM 1B OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2.501.11 NO CLEAN-UP KIT AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT & WRITTEN PROCEDURES WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL ACCIDENTS ON SURFACES IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3.501.17(A) MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON FOOD PREPARE THE DAY BEFORE AND HELD IN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3.302.12 MUST LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3.307.11 MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3.307.11 MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4.501.11(A) MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3-COMP SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4.602.13 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD & LIQUIDS FROM CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL LOWER STORAGE COMPARTMENTS BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE DESK, AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • : 5.205.15(B) MUST REPAIR LEAKY TOILET IN TOILET ROOM, AND LOOSE FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • : 6.201.16(A) MUST REPAIR-SEAL HOLE IN WALL UNDER HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. 6.501.114 MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT/ DRY STORAGE. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN. 6.201.17(A)(A) MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM WALL VENTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -

When was Huamao Restaurant Inc. last inspected?

Huamao Restaurant Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2016.

Huamao Restaurant Inc. vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.