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Hunan Bistro

June 23, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND NO SCREEN DOORS AT REAR EXIT DOORS THAT WERE WIDE OPEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SCREEN DOORS AT REAR AND SIDE EXITS IF DOORS WILL BE OPEN TO AVOID INSECTS AND RODENTS FROM ENTERING ESTABLISHMENT. • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY RODENT PROOF DOORS TO AVOID RODENT ENTRY.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS; INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, WOK STATION AREA, PREP TABLES AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FROM A WATER VALVE UNDERNEATH THE DISHMACHINE IN THE BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE BUILD UP AND GREASE, CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA (STORAGE AND DISHWASHING). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENT FANS ON THE WASHROOM CEIINGS TO REMOVE DUST ON FANS. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR. MISSING FLOOR TILE AND SOME AREAS NOT SMOOTH; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED AND SMOOTH FLOOR. OBSERVED THE CEILING IN THE DISHWASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRANING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED FOR SOME EMPLOYEES; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.