Panda Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026 →
- address723 S Seeley Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Panda Express clean?
Panda Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Panda Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container
When was Panda Express last inspected?
Panda Express has 10 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2020.
February 19, 2026 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →September 3, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →August 26, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →February 26, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →March 12, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →April 27, 2023 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →July 21, 2022 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →March 3, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →June 9, 2021 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →November 12, 2020 Pass
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View full inspection →Panda Express vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 80% clean across 1,294 tracked restaurants — 1,031 clean, 233 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 1,294 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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