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Taste of China

2511 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · High risk
EAT
92/100

Clean record — passed all 5 inspections

Inspections
5
4 passed
Last Inspected
2025-05-13
Pass Rate
80%
0 failures
Score
92/100
EAT
5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-05-13
No failures across all 5 inspections on record
Sanitation issues found across 16 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 2 inspections
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Sanitation critical 16×
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Facility Condition minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Other minor
Chemical Safety minor
2025-05-13 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2024-10-10 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR DRAINS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA/REAR DISHWASHASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.

2022-07-19 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BROKEN FLAT HANDLE AT EXTERIOR OF THE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.REPLACE

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. GREASE INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND WHEELS OF UNITS,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN SCREEN MESH AT REAR SCREEN DOOR

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER THE DEEP FRYER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BY THE WHEEL OF UNITS

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

CLUTTER AROUND ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT AREA,UNABLE TO CHECK BEHIND THE UNIT.REMOVE IT,AND ELEVATED ALL ITEMS 6" FROM FLOORS.

2019-09-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

FOUND TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. REPLACE BROKEN LID ON PREP COOLER. PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3-COMP SINK. ADJUST LOWER THRESHOLD ON REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN.

serious Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARD IN PREP COOLER IN 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...

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED POTS IN PREP AREA TOO LARGE TO FIT IN 3-COMP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE LARGE POTS, OR PROVIDE SMALLER POTS TO FIT INTO 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST FROM STORAGE SHELVES ON EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PROVIDE BACK-FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON MOP SINK IN REAR, AND ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INFORMATION PROVIDED.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

2017-11-27 Pass License
7
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT) IN PREP AREA, WHEN FOOD IS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON THE 1-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER IN PREP AREA. REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN THE REACH IN COOLER & FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA. DEFROST PREP FREEZER BEHIND THE BAR. CLEAN RUST FROM GREASE TRAP UNDER MOP SINK IN PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLE. CLEAN DUST AND DEBRIS FROM CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. CLEAN SPIDER WEBS FROM LIGHT FIXTURES IN PREP AREA. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE INTERIOR OF REACH IN ...

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA, BASEMENT AND IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA. ALSO, REPAIR MISSING GROUT FROM FLOOR IN FRONT OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTER IN PREP AREA. CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS. ALSO, REPAIR UNFINISHED PLASTER ON WALL ABOVE FRONT WINDOW, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST REPAIR BURNED OUT LIGHTS ABOVE SERVICE COUNTER IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA. ALSO, INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS, OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

REMOVE UNWANTED ITEMS FROM THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT. ALSO, PROVIDE HOOKS TO HANG WET MOPS IN REAR.

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