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Miss Saigon Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 18, 2019
- address5848 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Miss Saigon Express clean?
Miss Saigon Express is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 18, 2019. 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 Miss Saigon Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO DRAIN BOARD ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO DRAIN BOARD ON THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE DEEP FRYER AND BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYER AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK ON THE FAUCET ARM CONNECTOR OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DEEP FRYER AND STOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • GREASE ACCUMULATED ON THE HOOD, UNERNEATH THE FILTERS IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REMOVE GREASE,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • GREASE ACCUMULATED ON THE HOOD, UNERNEATH THE FILTERS IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REMOVE GREASE,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was Miss Saigon Express last inspected?
Miss Saigon Express has 2 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Miss Saigon Express vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, 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 January 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.