Qing Xiang Yuan Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Qing Xiang Yuan Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ OBSERVED NO VOMIT DIARRHEAL/SPILL KIT AND NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
π°handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible β’ OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT AND AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONTLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. β’ OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT AND AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONTLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. β’ OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOMS ON THE 1ST FLR AND IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT AND AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONTLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
β οΈToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ OBSERVED NO TOILET TISSUE IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. β’ OBSERVED THE MEN & WOMEN WASHROOMS DOORS ON THE 1ST FLR AND THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS DOORS IN THE BASEMENT NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOORS.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ OBSERVED NO TOILET TISSUE IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. β’ OBSERVED THE MEN & WOMEN WASHROOMS DOORS ON THE 1ST FLR AND THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS DOORS IN THE BASEMENT NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOORS.
β οΈGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT AND AT THE HANDWASHNG SINK AT THE FRONTLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVID.
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE 2 ALL GENDER WASHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT AND AT THE HANDWASHNG SINK AT THE FRONTLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVID.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF THE MOP IN THE MOP SINK AREA IN THE BASEMENT.
When was Qing Xiang Yuan Restaurant last inspected?
Qing Xiang Yuan Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to March 12, 2026.
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March 12, 2026
Pass w/ Conditions
Qing Xiang Yuan Restaurant vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants β 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.