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Tsaocaa Tea
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address2026 S Clark St, Chicago 60616
Is Tsaocaa Tea clean?
Tsaocaa Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Tsaocaa Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED THE STORAGE CONTAINER HOLDING THE FLOUR IN THE KITCHEN NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO FEMALE FOOD HANDLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT WEARING APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO FEMALE FOOD HANDLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT WEARING APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM AREA OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINER HOLDING FLOUR IN THE KITCHEN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE LEAK REPAIRED AT SINK.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE (MANAGER ON DUTY) TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED AS REQUIRED. FOUND THE INSPECTION SUMMARY FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION (6-4-2025) INSIDE OF THE PEST CONTROL BOOK. INSTRUCTED THAT THE SUMMARY MUST BE VISIBLY POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED FOR INSPECTIONS. CORRECTED ON SITE.Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED AS REQUIRED. FOUND THE INSPECTION SUMMARY FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION (6-4-2025) INSIDE OF THE PEST CONTROL BOOK. INSTRUCTED THAT THE SUMMARY MUST BE VISIBLY POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED FOR INSPECTIONS. CORRECTED ON SITE.
When was Tsaocaa Tea last inspected?
Tsaocaa Tea has 13 inspections on record going back to November 27, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 30, 2018 | Pass |
Tsaocaa Tea vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.