Elaine S Chop Suey

Chicago Health Dept

4512 S DAMEN AVE · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2026), 2 critical violations noted.

2 inspections on record since 2025 · Last inspected Feb 2026 · 2 critical violations in the last 12 months.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2026

Inspection history

FEB 3

2026

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 2 CRITICAL

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

No food temperature measuring devices, No food thermometer on site. instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

Wet soiled towels placed on prep table. Instructed to keep in a sanitized solution off food contact surface.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Greasy and sticky counter top and food shelves through out kitchen, instructed to clean and maintain.

Critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

Condensating water is collected in a bucket inside walk-in cooler, instructed to reroute drain line to outside cooler.

Critical Sanitation

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

Offensive odors emitting from grease trap, instructed to clean and maintain.

APR 4

2025

PASS 2 violations

Minor Plumbing & Waste

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AND MOP HEADS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING STORED IN THE WASHROOM AREA SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PAPER TOWELS AND MOP HEADS FROM PROHIBITED AREAS SUCH AS TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK COLD WATER SUPPLY TO BE LEAKING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE COLD WATER SUPPLY AT FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-09-06. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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