Little Wok failed a health inspection

Little Wok

Restaurant

3144 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

Lakeview

May 2, 2025 — Complaint inspection

Conditional

Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

Restaurant lacked spill cleanup kit for vomit and diarrhea, and dish machine couldn't reach safe sanitizing temperature.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

No vomit and diarrhea spill cleanup kit or procedure was in place; corrected after follow-up inspection.
High-temperature dish machine's final sanitizing rinse was only 131°F instead of required 165°F; machine was taken out of service until it was repaired and retested.
Food and dried goods stored directly beneath unprotected sewer and wastewater lines in basement crawl space; boxes also stored on floors in basement, kitchen prep area, and walk-in cooler instead of elevated 6 inches.
Food scoops stored with handles in contact with food items; utensils and equipment also stored on floors and beneath exposed sewer lines.

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 #5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURE IN PLACE AT FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COMPLETE KIT AND PROCEDURE PER FOOD CODE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. UPON RETURNING ON 5/5/2025, MANAGER PROVIDED PROOF OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL CLEAN UP KIT AS WELL AS A PROCEDURE IN PLACE. PRIOIRTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED.

Violation code #16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WITH A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 131F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED REPLACING OLDER, LOW TEMP MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE FINAL SANITIZING RINSE TEMPERATURE. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN FINAL SANITIZING RINSE TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 165F AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-025. UPON RETURNING ON 5/5/2025, MANAGER HAD MACHINE SERVICED AND INSTALLATION COMPLETE. FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 165.2F ACHIEVED.