See Thru Chinese Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2016
• address609 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619

Is See Thru Chinese Kitchen clean?

See Thru Chinese Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 9, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at See Thru Chinese Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1632261 ON 2/25/16 NOT CORRECTED. (45)IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN. MUST CORRECT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MUTLI-USE CONTAINERS AND UTENSILS. (STEAM TABLE PANS, BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS, AND OTHER DISHES)
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MUTLI-USE CONTAINERS AND UTENSILS. (STEAM TABLE PANS, BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS, AND OTHER DISHES)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, SHELVING RACKS AND SINKS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND SINK AND TOILET IN THE WASH ROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER SINKS, IN THE WALK IN COOLER, ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER SINKS, IN THE WALK IN COOLER, ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP AND FLOOR DRAINS AND REMOVE FOUL ODORS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE CLUTTER AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

When was See Thru Chinese Kitchen last inspected?

See Thru Chinese Kitchen has 6 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2015.

See Thru Chinese Kitchen vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 9, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.