Panda China

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 28, 2019
• address4042 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Panda China clean?

Panda China is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 28, 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 Panda China?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 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 ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CREATE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY/KIT ON SITE.INSTRUCTEDMANAGEMENT TO CREATE A POLICY/KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED CONDENSER UNIT GUARD IN WALK IN COOLER DUSTY INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER UNIT GUARD. CORE VIOLATION
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON THE ICE MACINE OR FIND ITS LOCATION IN THE ICE MACHINE. CORE VIOLATION
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE DRIPPING AT BACKING OF HOT LINE HOOD AT FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOT LINE HOOD. CORE VIOLATION
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE DRIPPING AT BACKING OF HOT LINE HOOD AT FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOT LINE HOOD. CORE VIOLATION
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION ON SITE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO BECOME ALLERGEN CERTIFIED. CORE VIOLATION

When was Panda China last inspected?

Panda China has 4 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2017.

Panda China vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, 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 March 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.