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Yee Heung Xian Cuisine

May 21, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT THIS TIME AS REQUIRED.
code 1Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT THIS TIME AS REQUIRED. THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT ON DUTY AT TIME OF INSPECTION AS REQUIRED WHILE TCS FOODS BEING HANDLED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED FOR FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTFICATES.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 60 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOOR BY THE DISHMACHINE, ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE/PREP AREA BY THE WALK IN COOLER, BY THE HOT WATER TANK AND INSIDE OF THE SMALL STORAGE ROOM. DROPPINGS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR BY THE STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED FOR CONTROL OF VERMIN AND INSECTS 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: FOUND SOME FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL FOODS FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED, PREP TABLES AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FOUND A LEAK AT THE PIPE ATTACHED TO THE DISHMACHINE THAT RESTS ON A BRICK UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. FOUND A MISSING HOSE ATTACHMENT TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH HOSE TO MACHINE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WHERE DROPPINGS OBSERVED, UNDER DISHMACHINE AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT PREP AND STORAGE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER AND POTENTIAL RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PRESENTED FOR EMPLOYEES; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 17, 2025: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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