Little Wok

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
• address3144 N Broadway, Chicago 60657

Is Little Wok clean?

Little Wok is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Little Wok?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE FOOD DISPLAY COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: CHICKEN RANGING TEMP 48.6-56.8F, BEEF AT 60.2, CRAB RANGOON FILLING AT 46.4F, GROUND CHICKEN AT 51.8F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 250 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $20,050.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • NOTED PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED EGG ROLLS, FRIED CRAB RANGOON, BOILED SHRIMP, BATTERED CHICKEN THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. NO DATES ON ANY PREPARED FOODS. ALL DISCARDED.100 POUNDS WITH A VALUE OF $1200.00 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN SHRIMP IN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK SITTING IN STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED FOOD HANDLER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS ( MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN SHRIMP IN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK SITTING IN STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED FOOD HANDLER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS ( MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (FLOUR AND SUGAR). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 15 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AROUND DISHWASHING AREA MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/14/26.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD (BAGS OF RICE) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD (BAGS OF RICE) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED RUSTED AND FOOD ENCRUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED FROZEN CHICKEN STORED IN PLASTIC THANK YOU BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE IN DISREPAIR. LEAKING AND SPRAYING WATER AT HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Little Wok last inspected?

Little Wok has 21 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Little Wok vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 50% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Little Wok
  clean · July 19, 2016
• ✓ Tuco & Blondie
  clean · July 17, 2025
• ✓ Tuco & Blondie
  clean · September 13, 2016
• ✓ Emerald City Coffee
  cooked · June 26, 2020
• ✓ Mixteco Mexican Grill
  clean · September 8, 2025
• ✓! Earth's Kitchen
  cooked · April 17, 2019

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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 July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.