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Dongpo Impression

Restaurant

228 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616

Chinatown

May 20, 2024 — Canvass inspection

Pass

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Male employees in food prep areas not wearing hair restraints; widespread filth on cooking equipment, surfaces, and floors.

Key Findings

  • Male employees observed in food prep areas without hair restraints.
  • Cutting boards had dark stains and grooves; ice machine interior showed pink and grayish buildup.
  • Oven and deep fryer interiors/exteriors caked with excessive food, grease, dirt, and debris.
  • Prep tables, coolers, freezers, hand-washing sinks, floors, and walls throughout food prep areas covered with thick accumulations of food, grease, dirt, and debris. Leak detected at dish machine sink faucet.

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 MALE EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN IN THE FOO PREP AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.

Violation code #47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK STAINS AND GROOVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MUST MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

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Inspection History

Dongpo Impression has had 14 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 10, 2026.

Aug 10, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

2 violations
Standout inspection
Aug 3, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

6 violations
Mar 27, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Standout inspection
Mar 20, 2026Fail

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

4 violations
Standout inspection
Mar 18, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

9 violations
Jun 5, 2025Pass

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

Standout inspection
Jun 3, 2025Fail

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

12 violations
May 20, 2024PassVIEWING NOW

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

7 violations
Oct 30, 2023Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Standout inspection
Oct 26, 2023Fail

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

5 violations
Standout inspection
Oct 24, 2023Fail

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

9 violations
Nov 30, 2022Pass

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

8 violations
Oct 13, 2022Pass

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

1 violation
Standout inspection
Oct 6, 2022Fail

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

11 violations