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Panda Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 20, 2015
- address113 S Clinton St, Chicago 60661
Is Panda Express clean?
Panda Express is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 20, 2015. 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 Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE WOK STATION AND REMOVE WATER ON FLOORS UNDER THE FRONT HAND SINK. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND IN THE REAR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE WOK STATION AND REMOVE WATER ON FLOORS UNDER THE FRONT HAND SINK. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND IN THE REAR.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE WALK IN FREEZER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE SLOW DRAIN AT THE REAR HAND SINK.
When was Panda Express last inspected?
Panda Express has 9 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| March 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2010 | Pass |
Panda Express vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 20, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.