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Panda China
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 9, 2026
- address4042 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Panda China clean?
Panda China is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Panda China?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED NO LABEL ON SAUCE/OIL BOTTLES USED AT THE MAIN PREP LINE. MUST LABEL WITH COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTH STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKETS WHEN NOT IN USE.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED OUTSIDE OIL TANK WITH GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT END. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED OUTSIDE OIL TANK WITH GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT END. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
When was Panda China last inspected?
Panda China has 12 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 28, 2019 | — |
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 37% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.