Seven Star Chinese Cuisine

September 10, 2026 · Fail

cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOOD(CHICKEN), HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 52.2F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $120 WEIGHING 7LBS PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 63.5F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON ONE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE. • OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY IN FACILITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE ROACHES IN FACILITY, OBSERVED ROACHES IN GASKETS AND CORNERS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT, CRAWLING ON FLOOR, CRAWLING INSIDE BOX, CRAWLING UNDERNEATH STEAMTABLE, CRAWLING ON PIPES AND INSIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED ONE LARGE FLY IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ROACH AND FLY ACTIVITY IN FACILITY, RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 9/10/2026 TO ELIMINATE ROACH AND FLY ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AFFECTED EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS IN FACILITY. OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES IN AREAS SUCH AS ON PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, INTERIOR OF UPRIGHT FREEZER, MULTIPLE SHELVING UNITS AND FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID COLD HOLDING UNIT, CLEAN SHELVING UNITS, CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO FRYERS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO FRYERS IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOOD ON COUNTER TOP.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN COLD HOLDING UNIT AND PREP TABLE IN BETWEEN USES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE KNIVES PROPERLY(I.E. KNIFE RACK) IN BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED SPOON USED FOR SERVING RICE STORED IN CONTAINER OF WATER BETWEEN USES. INSTRUCTED DURING PAUSES IN FOOD PREPARATION OR DISPENSING UTENSILS SHALL BE STORED ON A CLEAN PORTION OF THE FOOD PREPARATION TABLE OR COOKING EQUIPMENT ONLY IF THE IN USE UTENSIL AND THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE FOOD PREPARATION TABLE OR COOKING EQUIPMENT ARE CLEANED AND SANITIZED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT LEAST EVERY FOUR HOURS.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON CHEST FREEZER WITH ROUND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED GASKET ON CHEST FREEZER WITH ROUND CORNERS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER AND ON MILK CRATES NEAR COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED CARDBOARD SHELF LINER IN UPRIGHT FREEZER AND COLD HOLDING UNIT USED TO STORE SODA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD SHELF LINERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ON EXTERIOR OF TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND GREASE TRAP CONNECTED TO COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND GREASE TRAP CONNECTED TO COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTH FAUCETS LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID FAUCETS AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS NEXT TO AND UNDERNEATH COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS NEXT TO AND UNDERNEATH COOKLINE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIMLY LIT AREA NEAR COOKLINE, STEAMTABLE AND SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 24, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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