Number I Chop Suey

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 28, 2011
• address3338 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Number I Chop Suey clean?

Number I Chop Suey is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 28, 2011. 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 Number I Chop Suey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES, ABOUT 20 LBS. OF RICE AT 113.1F AND ABOUT 2 LBS OF CKD CHICKEN AT 72.7F, BOTH CONTAINERS ON TOP OF PREP TABLE. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, COLD FOODS MUST BE AT 40F OR BELOW, AND HOT FOODS AT 140F OR HIGHER. FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED. V=$100.00. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005[A].
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER EATING AND GOING BACK TO HANDLE/PREPARED POTENCIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED, HAND MUST BE WASHED WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP AFTER ANY CONTAMINATING CONDITION, BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-010[A].
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, AND DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, AND DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVES UNDER FRONT SERVING COUNTER, MOP SINK, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, FREEZER, MICROWAVE OVEN, DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, ALL LEGS OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, ETC..
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP THRU-OUT PREMISES, MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT, AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP THRU-OUT PREMISES, MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT, AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPES NEAR CEILING, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT KITCHEN AND CLEAN WALLS SAME AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPES NEAR CEILING, TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT KITCHEN AND CLEAN WALLS SAME AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN WASHROOM AND REAR STORAGE ROOM, MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.

When was Number I Chop Suey last inspected?

Number I Chop Suey has 4 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2010.

Number I Chop Suey vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 April 28, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.