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2015 See Thru Chinese Kitchen

Restaurant

609 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619

South Side

Sep 9, 2026 — Short-form complaint

Pass

A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

Food handlers not wearing hair restraints while preparing food.

Key Findings

  • Kitchen staff were observed without proper hair restraints and were instructed to wear them at all times.
  • A green wiping cloth was found on a smoothie prep cooler cutting board instead of being stored in a sanitizing bucket with sanitizing solution between uses.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL KITCHEN EMPLOYEES. HAIR RESTRAINTS SHOULD BE WORN AT ALL TIMES.

Violation code #41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
Inspector's Notes:

3-304.14// NOTED GREEN WIPING CLOTH ON SMOOTHIE PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN PROPER SANITIZING BUCKETS WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.

Inspection History

2015 See Thru Chinese Kitchen has had 9 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 9, 2026.

Sep 9, 2026PassVIEWING NOW

Short Form Complaint — A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

2 violations
Jul 22, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

1 violation
Jul 15, 2026Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

8 violations