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Sun Wah Bar-B-Q

December 10, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY REUSING SINGLE-USE THANK YOU BAGS TO STORE DUCK MEAT IN PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO REUSE SINGLE-USE ITEMS AND TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR BAGS.
code 45
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY USING BUCKETS AS TRASHCANS WITHOUT A LID IN THE WOMENS CUSTOMER RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER WASTECANS WITH LIDS FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA OF THE RESTAURANT, AND SOILED FLOORS IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND IN WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS TO REMOVE ALL GREASE ACCUMULATION AND WATER.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 2, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.