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Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2017
- address2334 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
Is Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen clean?
Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 24, 2017. 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 Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE GREASE BUILD UP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE THE BURNT OUT LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE PREP AREA.
When was Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen last inspected?
Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen has 11 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2011 | Pass |
Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower 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 March 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.