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South China Kitchen Ll
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 16, 2016
- address7836 S Western Ave, Chicago 60620
Is South China Kitchen Ll clean?
South China Kitchen Ll is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 16, 2016. 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 South China Kitchen Ll?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 16, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED 2 SHEET PANS OF EG ROOLLS INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER UNLABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DATE LABELING FOR ALL PREPARED ITEMS.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED 2 SHEET PANS OF EG ROOLLS INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER UNLABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DATE LABELING FOR ALL PREPARED ITEMS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED THE LEFT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET BASE AND LEFT KNOB LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED A WET MOP STORED ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET MOPS HANGING OR INVERTED.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP HANDLE INSIDE OF THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP ON A CLEAN SURFACE.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP HANDLE INSIDE OF THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP ON A CLEAN SURFACE.
When was South China Kitchen Ll last inspected?
South China Kitchen Ll has 12 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| November 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 17, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2012 | Fail |
South China Kitchen Ll vs Ashburn
Ashburn runs 35% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 103 clean, 26 mid, 169 cooked.
Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, 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 November 16, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.