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Wow Bao
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 24, 2020
- address225 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60601
Is Wow Bao clean?
Wow Bao is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 24, 2020. 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 Wow Bao?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPLACE WHITE CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA, Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Wow Bao last inspected?
Wow Bao has 14 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2013 | Pass |
Wow Bao vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 January 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.