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Pei Wei
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 22, 2016
- address2709 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Pei Wei clean?
Pei Wei is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 22, 2016. 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 Pei Wei?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalSewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH THE WOK COOKING STATION ONTO THE FLOOR OF FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD PARTICLES AND DEBRIS. ALSO BACKING UP ONTO THE WOK PREP LINE. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEE REMOVE ALL FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY OR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF SAME ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN, SOUPS, BEEF ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN STRAINER TO BULK FOOD PARTICLES.
When was Pei Wei last inspected?
Pei Wei has 10 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| April 22, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2010 | Fail |
Pei Wei vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, 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 April 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.