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#1 CHOP SUEY RESTAURANT, INC

7342 S STONY ISLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

#1 CHOP SUEY RESTAURANT, INC has been inspected 9 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since October 22, 2019. The most recent inspection, on January 28, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 14 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food source, labelling and allergens and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 24, 2025. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2026. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2026. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on February 7, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 10 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 28, 2026. For example: ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

9 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED 3 OUT OF 6 FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
  2. Non-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ON THE CONTAINER AND SPICES OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE SPICE ON THE STORAGE CONTAINER LOCATED BY THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR ALL FOODS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE BASIN OF THE UTILITY SINK THAT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FAR RIGHT CORNER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES ON TOP OF THE CONTAINERS STORED ON THE SHELVES, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER ON THE LOWER SHELVES AND ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE LOWER SHELF OF THE PREP TABLE THAT IS LOCATED BY THE SMOOTHIE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • 3-304.12 OBSERVED BOWLS USED TO SCOOP FOOD FROM THE CONTAINER BEING STORED DIRECTLY INTO THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT STORE ANY UTENSIL TO SCOOP FOODS INSIDE OF THE FOOD CONTAINERS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.13 OBSERVED WALL COVING MISSING IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE COVING AND MAKE SAID AREAS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED 3 OUT OF 6 FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
  3. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD ON THE CONTAINER AND SPICES OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE SPICE ON THE STORAGE CONTAINER LOCATED BY THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR ALL FOODS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE BASIN OF THE UTILITY SINK THAT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FAR RIGHT CORNER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES ON TOP OF THE CONTAINERS STORED ON THE SHELVES, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER ON THE LOWER SHELVES AND ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE LOWER SHELF OF THE PREP TABLE THAT IS LOCATED BY THE SMOOTHIE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • 3-304.12 OBSERVED BOWLS USED TO SCOOP FOOD FROM THE CONTAINER BEING STORED DIRECTLY INTO THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT STORE ANY UTENSIL TO SCOOP FOODS INSIDE OF THE FOOD CONTAINERS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.13 OBSERVED WALL COVING MISSING IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE COVING AND MAKE SAID AREAS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED 3 OUT OF 6 FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS ON SITE WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
  4. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE FRYER AND STOVE TO REMOVE GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/PAINT THE SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER WHERE RUSTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM AREA OF THE STEAMTABLE TO REMOVE PARTICLES.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • THE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES ARE EXPIRED; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN VALID CERTIFICATES.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
  5. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • SOME FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • WIPING CLOTHS FOUND ON PREP TABLE; INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON THE CEILING OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACE OF STOVE TO REMOVE GREASE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE.
  6. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINER WITH NAME OF PRODUCT.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR AND ROLLING RACKS IN THE REAR , 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE WASH ROOM, 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE HOT WATER TANK ROOM. MUST REMOVE AND DETAIL CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020(A).
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN PREP TABLE AND PREP COOLER WHERE SMOOTHES ARE PREPARED, CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER AT THE WOK STATION AND CLEAN STORAGE SHELVING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS THROUGH OUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS, GREASE AND/OR SPILLS.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ON THE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST HAVE AND MAINTAIN THIER ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED OR CITATION WILL FOLLOW.
  8. Non-Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. License

    0 infractions

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