Y Y Hot Pot Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 15, 2023
• address1343 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Y Y Hot Pot Inc. clean?

Y Y Hot Pot Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 15, 2023. 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 Y Y Hot Pot Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12: **C** Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food FOUND BULK FOOD CONTAINERS LOCATED IN FOOD PREP WITHOUT LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: **C** Outer Openings, Protected FOuND 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF GARAGE OVERHEAD DOOR. MUST PROVIDE CLOSED TIGHT FITTING DOOR.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13 (B:3)FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2585409 CONDUCTED ON 11/17/23. FACILITY REMAINS IN CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT. 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND AROUND THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13 (B:3)FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2585409 CONDUCTED ON 11/17/23. FACILITY REMAINS IN CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT. 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND AROUND THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Y Y Hot Pot Inc. last inspected?

Y Y Hot Pot Inc. has 11 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2019.

Y Y Hot Pot Inc. 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 December 15, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.