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Peking Chinese Food
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2017
- address129 W North Ave, Chicago 60610
Is Peking Chinese Food clean?
Peking Chinese Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 21, 2017. 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 Peking Chinese Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Found the following potentially hazardous foods at improper temperatures in the reach in cooler: 15lbs of raw chicken @ 53.1F; 1/2lb of raw eggs @ 68.9F; 1/2lb of shrimp @ 52.0F; 2lbs cooked chicken @ 50.0F; and 1lbs of raw beef @ 47.1F. Instructed must keep all potentially hazardous foods at 40F or less or 140F or higher at all times. Operator voluntarily discarded denatured foods during inspection, totally in value at $51.50. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found several items (chicken, pot stickers, eggrolls, etc.) without proper labels. Must label all potentially hazardous foods with name and date. Must maintain same.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found several items (chicken, pot stickers, eggrolls, etc.) without proper labels. Must label all potentially hazardous foods with name and date. Must maintain same.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Found items stored directly on floor in kitchen under 3 compartment sink, in restroom and throughout kitchen. Must elevate all items at least 6 inches above the floor. Must maintain same.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Observed food handling employee in food prep area without proper hair restraints. All food handling employees must wear hat or hair net while in food prep area. Must maintain same.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • Observed food handling employee in food prep area without proper hair restraints. All food handling employees must wear hat or hair net while in food prep area. Must maintain same.
When was Peking Chinese Food last inspected?
Peking Chinese Food has 15 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 27, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2011 | Fail |
Peking Chinese Food vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln 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 February 21, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.