Lee's Wok

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 15, 2017
• address5808 W North Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Lee's Wok clean?

Lee's Wok is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2017. 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 Lee's Wok?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2049994 5/8/17 #18 NOT CORRECTED STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF APPX. 30 RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA BEHIND HOT WATER TANK AND UNDER DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND DOORNEAR CRATES AT SERVICE COUNTER,.ALSO 8 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN A PUDDLE OF FOUL SMELLING LIQUID UNDER BUSS PANS ON FLOOR UNDER REAR PREP TABLE.MANAGER IS REMOVING DROPPINGS AND FOUL SMELLING SPILL ON FLOOR,CLEANING AND SANITIZING AREAS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2049994 5/8/17 #18 NOT CORRECTED STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF APPX. 30 RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA BEHIND HOT WATER TANK AND UNDER DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND DOORNEAR CRATES AT SERVICE COUNTER,.ALSO 8 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN A PUDDLE OF FOUL SMELLING LIQUID UNDER BUSS PANS ON FLOOR UNDER REAR PREP TABLE.MANAGER IS REMOVING DROPPINGS AND FOUL SMELLING SPILL ON FLOOR,CLEANING AND SANITIZING AREAS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-42-090)
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORGINAL PACKAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST ELIMINATE GROCERY STORE BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE BUCKETS USED FOR GARBAGE CANS AND PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR WORN AND DAMAGED CUTTING BOARD AND WORN DOOR GASKET ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST ELIMINATE GROCERY STORE BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE BUCKETS USED FOR GARBAGE CANS AND PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR WORN AND DAMAGED CUTTING BOARD AND WORN DOOR GASKET ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM ALL PREP COOLERS,PREP TABLES,WOK STATION,FAUCETS ABOVE WOK STATION,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINET,ROLLING CART,WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA ,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER AND FLOOR DRAINS
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREA ,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER AND FLOOR DRAINS
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA,FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANELS BEHIND 3- COMP SINK AND WOK STATION,HOLE IN WALL OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM AND MISSING WALL BASES NEAR SAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA,FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL PANELS BEHIND 3- COMP SINK AND WOK STATION,HOLE IN WALL OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM AND MISSING WALL BASES NEAR SAME.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR FRONT GLASS REACH IN COOLER
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR FRONT GLASS REACH IN COOLER
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION

When was Lee's Wok last inspected?

Lee's Wok has 10 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2013.

Lee's Wok vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, 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 May 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.