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Mandarin Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 1, 2017
- address2143 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Mandarin Kitchen clean?
Mandarin Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mandarin Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELFVES IN WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT AND FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELFVES IN WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT AND FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN WALK-IN FREEZER IN KBASEMENT. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE GRILL AND FRYER ON THE FLOOR. DETAIL FLOOR CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN WALK-IN FREEZER IN KBASEMENT. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP UNDER THE GRILL AND FRYER ON THE FLOOR. DETAIL FLOOR CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR AND REPLACE. OBSERVED WALL IN WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR AND REPLACE. OBSERVED WALL IN WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INCREASE WATER PRESSURE IN WASH BOWL IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM.
When was Mandarin Kitchen last inspected?
Mandarin Kitchen has 19 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2012 | Fail |
Mandarin Kitchen vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 June 1, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.