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PANDA EXPRESS RESTAURANT #2685

6501 S CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60638

Type: Restaurant

Risk Level: Risk 1 (High)

🍽️ Cuisine: Chinese

📍 Neighborhood: Garfield Ridge

License #: 2446269

15
Total Inspections
8
Passed
3
Failed
4
Conditional
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
Last Result

Inspection History

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Jan 13, 2025 Inspection

January 13, 2025• Canvass• 3 violations

Violation: 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10LBS OF EGG MIXTURE IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE 64.8F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL TCS FOODS MUS...(+2 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Feb 20, 2024 Inspection

February 20, 2024• Canvass• 1 violation

Violation: 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED LOOSE BASEBOARD AND CRACKED TILE IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR HOT WATER HEATER AND ALONG WALL BY 3-COMP SINK. INSTR...

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Feb 21, 2023 Inspection

February 21, 2023• Complaint• 1 violation

Violation: 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Jan 19, 2023 Inspection

January 19, 2023• Canvass• 2 violations

Violation: 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN .(+1 more)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Mar 3, 2022 Inspection

March 3, 2022• Canvass• 1 violation

Violation: 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONSE TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE ...

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Sep 30, 2021 Inspection

September 30, 2021• Canvass• 1 violation

Violation: 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS IN CORNERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. MANAGER CORRECTED WHILE ON SITE.

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Jan 31, 2020 Inspection

January 31, 2020• Canvass• 2 violations

Violation: 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED A VARIETY OF READY TO EAT/TCS FOODS PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING/DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEARLY MA...(+1 more)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS Risk 1 (High)

Jan 14, 2019 Inspection

January 14, 2019• Canvass• 6 violations

Violation: 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN CHICKEN (160.2F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER M...(+5 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Jan 4, 2018 Inspection

January 4, 2018• Complaint• 2 violations

Violation: 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NO LID(BROKEN OFF) NOT RODENT PROOFED, INSTRUCTED TO CALL D...(+1 more)

PASS Risk 1 (High)

Feb 3, 2017 Inspection

February 3, 2017• Canvass Re-Inspection• 3 violations

Violation: 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: DRY STORAGE BINS NOT LABELED, INSTD. TO LABEL BINS.(+2 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Jan 27, 2017 Inspection

January 27, 2017• Suspected Food Poisoning• 7 violations

Violation: 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: OBSERVED POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE STAND ON WOK ST...(+6 more)

FAIL Risk 1 (High)

Dec 6, 2016 Inspection

December 6, 2016• License• 5 violations

Violation: 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: REACH IN COOLER NOT ON AND AVAILABLE FOR TESTING.(+4 more)

Health Department Contact

Department: Chicago Department of Public Health

Division: Food Protection Program

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Data sourced from Chicago Open Data Portal - Chicago Department of Public Health inspections