Chan's King Wok, Inc. failed a health inspection

Chan's King Wok, Inc.

Restaurant

2323 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612

West Loop

Aug 3, 2026 — Complaint inspection

Fail

Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

Raw and cooked foods stored at dangerous temperatures throughout facility; 45 lbs of product discarded.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

Multiple temperature violations: raw beef at 60.3°F on floor, raw chicken wings at 69.8°F in sink water, cooked items ranging 58.5°F to 69.1°F in coolers. All TCS foods must be 41°F or below.
Previous violations from January 2026 not corrected: raw chicken still thawing improperly in sink water, raw beef and marinading chicken still stored on floors.
Cleaning and maintenance failures: floors throughout prep area dirty, grease droplets above cooking equipment, ice machine interior has black substance, bulk storage unit handles need cleaning.
Missing equipment and signage: no ambient air thermometer in walk-in cooler, no handwashing sign in employee toilet room, no lidded garbage in toilet room for feminine product disposal.

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 #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. FOUND ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA A BULK CONTAINER OF RAW BEEF AT 60.3F. FOUND IN STILL WATER IN A BASIN OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK RAW CHICKEN WINGS AT 69.8F. FOUND INSIDE PREP COOLER COOKED CHICKEN (65.8F), RAW AND COOKED SHRIMP (58.5F-64.5F), COOKED BEEF (68.8F). FOUND BULK CONTAINERS OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER: RAW CHICKEN IN A MARINADE (69.1F), CHICKEN 52.5F, COOKED SHRIMP 64.8F. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 41F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 45LBS AT $388 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

Violation code #60 — PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 2630264, DATE:01/26/2026, NOT CORRECTED. #35: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD. FOUND RAW CHICKEN WINGS IN STILL WATER, INSIDE A BASIN OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS: WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT, OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN. #39: 3-305.12: OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF RAW BEEF STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER A FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. ALSO, DURING INSPECTION ON 08/03/2026, FOUND RAW, MARINADING CHICKEN IN A CONTAINER ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELF IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS ON FOOD APPROPRIATE SURFACES, NEVER STORE ON THE FLOOR. #40: 2-402.11: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAIR STRAINTS. #49:4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE OUTERIOR OF THE BULK STORAGE UNITS USED TO STORE DRY INGREDIENTS (RICE, FLOUR, ETC) IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY IN THE CREVICES OF THE HANDLES. #53: 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO GARBAGE WIHT A LID IN THE REAR EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS. #55: 6-501.12: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. ESPECIALLY FLOORS: SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK, UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVES, AND SURROUNDING COLD HOLING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #56: 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ABOVE THE FOOD COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL OF THE ABOVE VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.