Seven Star Chinese Cuisine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Seven Star Chinese Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π§cold food not cold enough
Proper Cold Holding Temperatures β’ OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF VARIETY OF FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, & SHRIMP). TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48F-51 DEGREES F LOCATED IN COLD HOLD UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND TO MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control β’ OBSERVED PREP COLD HOLDING REACH IN UNIT AT 50.2 DEGREES F. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FOR PROPER COLD HOLDING OF 41 DEGREES F OR BELOW. TAGGED UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE FRYER DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ OBSERVED FAUCET KNOBS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOOSENED FROM FIXTURE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER WOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUECY TO PREVENT PESTS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Seven Star Chinese Cuisine last inspected?
Seven Star Chinese Cuisine has 6 inspections on record going back to January 7, 2020.
date
result
score
November 24, 2025
Pass w/ Conditions
October 10, 2024
Pass
October 2, 2024
Fail
August 25, 2023
Pass w/ Conditions
September 29, 2021
Pass w/ Conditions
January 7, 2020
Pass w/ Conditions
Seven Star Chinese Cuisine vs Gage Park
Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants β 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 November 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.