Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 7, 2019
• address6355 N Maplewood Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine clean?

Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 7, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 7, 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 EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN FOR EXPOSED KITCHEN SINK
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TIME FOR TEMPERATURE SAFETY FOR CONTROL FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATED STORED IN REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST STORE ALL FOOD AND FOOD CONTAINERS 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST STORE ALL FOOD AND FOOD CONTAINERS 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELRY EXCEPT PLAIN WEDDING BAND FROM HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
  Personal Cleanliness • MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELRY EXCEPT PLAIN WEDDING BAND FROM HANDS WHILE WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST STORED UTENSILS THE WAY SO HANDLE DOESN'T TOUCH FOOD.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST STORED UTENSILS THE WAY SO HANDLE DOESN'T TOUCH FOOD.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • ALL UTENSILS STORED IN HALLWAY BY REAR EXIT SHOULD BE REMOVED TO SAFE ,COVERED AND PROTECTED AREA. SHOULD NOT STORE FOOD ITEMS UNDER EXPOSED SEWAGE OR WASTE WATER PIPES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • ALL UTENSILS STORED IN HALLWAY BY REAR EXIT SHOULD BE REMOVED TO SAFE ,COVERED AND PROTECTED AREA. SHOULD NOT STORE FOOD ITEMS UNDER EXPOSED SEWAGE OR WASTE WATER PIPES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED UNDER SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER PIPES IN REAR HALLWAY SHOULD BE STORED IN SAFE COVERED AND PROTECTED LOCATION
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED UNDER SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER PIPES IN REAR HALLWAY SHOULD BE STORED IN SAFE COVERED AND PROTECTED LOCATION
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE REACH IN STAND UP COOLER AND FOOD PREP COOLER THAT ARE NOT IN USE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM STOWE,WHEEL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM EXTERIOR HOOD
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE PROPER BACK FLOW PREVENTION ON MOP SINK FAUCET
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • IF USED FOR FOOD STORAGE REAR EXIT HALLWAY MUST HAVE SMOOTH EASY CLEANABLE CEILING AND WASTE WATER PIPES SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED • MOPS SHOULD BE STORED IN MOP SINK AREA TO DRAIN IN TO MOP SINK • MUST REPLACE DAMAGE CEILING TILES WITH SMOOTH EASY CLEANABLE TILES
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER INTENSITY LIGHTNING FOR REAR HALLWAY STORAGE AREA
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER INTENSITY LIGHTNING FOR REAR HALLWAY STORAGE AREA
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine last inspected?

Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine has 4 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2018.

Pakwan Indo Pak Cuisine vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 March 7, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.