Oriental Chef

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 22, 2019
• address901 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Oriental Chef clean?

Oriental Chef is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 22, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Oriental Chef?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 22, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION INFORMING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SEE VIOLATION #60.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AREA BY THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK AND TOILET ROOM IS NOT WELL LIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THAT AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AREA BY THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK AND TOILET ROOM IS NOT WELL LIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THAT AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • SEE VIOLATION #60.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS WRITTEN ON REPO RT #220098 DATED AUGUST 15TH, 2018 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: #41. 3-304.14(B)(1) OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLE AND SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES. #45. 4-904.11(B)OBSERVED FORKS NOT PROPERLY INVERTED ON WAIT STATION TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. #47. 4-101.19 OBSERVED RUST DEPOSITS ON SHELVING UNITS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE RUSTY SURFACES AND MAINTAIN SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS. #49. 4-602.13 OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT, ROLLING CARTS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, BULK CONTAINERS SOILED WITH DUST, DIRT, GRIME, AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT. #55. 6-502.114 OBSERVED SEVERAL PLASTIC CONTAINERS STORED BEHIND WALL NEAR WINDOW IN FRONT PREP AREA AND SEVERAL CONTAINERS AND BOXES STORED INSIDE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. #55. 6-201.17 OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT FIXTURES, CEILING FANS, ELECTRICAL WIRING AND VENT COVERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REMOVE DUST BUILDUP, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING FIXTURES. #58. OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS WRITTEN ON REPO RT #220098 DATED AUGUST 15TH, 2018 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: #41. 3-304.14(B)(1) OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLE AND SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES. #45. 4-904.11(B)OBSERVED FORKS NOT PROPERLY INVERTED ON WAIT STATION TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. #47. 4-101.19 OBSERVED RUST DEPOSITS ON SHELVING UNITS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE RUSTY SURFACES AND MAINTAIN SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS. #49. 4-602.13 OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT, ROLLING CARTS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, BULK CONTAINERS SOILED WITH DUST, DIRT, GRIME, AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT. #55. 6-502.114 OBSERVED SEVERAL PLASTIC CONTAINERS STORED BEHIND WALL NEAR WINDOW IN FRONT PREP AREA AND SEVERAL CONTAINERS AND BOXES STORED INSIDE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. #55. 6-201.17 OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT FIXTURES, CEILING FANS, ELECTRICAL WIRING AND VENT COVERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REMOVE DUST BUILDUP, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING FIXTURES. #58. OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

When was Oriental Chef last inspected?

Oriental Chef has 23 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Oriental Chef vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

Other spots in Auburn Gresham

• ✓ Morrison Authentic Southern Cooking And Pizzeria
  clean · February 4, 2010
• ✓ Sallies Liquors
  clean · January 4, 2013
• ? Rubye's Restaurant
  cooked · August 1, 2014
• ✓ Colony Food & Liquor, Inc.
  clean · January 31, 2022
• ? Colony Food & Liquor, Inc.
  cooked · June 25, 2026
• ? S & M Supermarket
  cooked · October 15, 2012

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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 February 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.