Thai Wok

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 3, 2014
• address1104 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Thai Wok clean?

Thai Wok is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 3, 2014. 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 Thai Wok?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 3, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EUIPMENT,CABINETS AND SINKS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN ON TOP AND UNDERNEATH ALL PREP TABLES,SHELVING UNITS AND COUNTER TOPS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE 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, ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD SPILLS AND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD SPILLS AND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE MOP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM FLOORS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.

When was Thai Wok last inspected?

Thai Wok has 5 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2012.

Thai Wok vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 July 3, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.