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PANDA EXPRESS #2840

1250 S CANAL ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

PANDA EXPRESS #2840 has been inspected 15 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 5, 2017. The most recent inspection, on January 20, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

2 of 15 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food source, labelling and allergens, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 once on March 1, 2022. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • 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 once on March 1, 2022. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on February 8, 2021. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 8 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on January 20, 2026. For example: ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 8 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2025. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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.

15 inspections

  1. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTD TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION OF TRAINING ON SITE
  2. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DRAIN AT BEVERAGE STATION WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN, BEEF, FRIED RICE, ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED ON THE PREMISES FROM 4/14/23 REPORT #2574297. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 OBSERVED A LEAK COMING FROM THE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET BASE CLOSEST TO THE EXIT DOOR. OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK RIGHT FAUCET. OBSERVED THE COLD WATER KNEE PEDAL ON THE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK BROKEN (SINK IS STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  5. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED A LEAK COMING FROM THE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET BASE CLOSEST TO THE EXIT DOOR. OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK RIGHT FAUCET. OBSERVED THE COLD WATER KNEE PEDAL ON THE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK BROKEN (SINK IS STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND SURROUNDING NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ON THE GROUND AROUND THE CONTAINER AND TOP OF THE CONTAINER. ALSO NOTED IS TRASH (PLASTIC, RAGS, FOOD SCRAPS, ETC) ON THE CONTAINER'S TOP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL TRASH FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER AND THE SURROUNDING GROUND, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • OBSERVED THE SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 5/2/2022, REPORT #2555104. THE REPORT THAT IS CURRENTLY POSTED IS FROM 2/10/2021. INSTRUCTED TO POST THE MOST RECENT SUMMARY REPORT IN PUBLIC VIEW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(b). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT GAVE A COPY OF TODAYS 4/7/23 SUMMARY REPORT TO POST.
  6. Complaint

    2 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO PERSON ON SITE WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PERSON ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION ON 3/1/2022, REPORT #2552318. INSTRUCTED TO POST RECENT SUMMARY REPORT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(b). CITATION ISSUED.
  7. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN, BEEF). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY (RICE).
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • CLEAN GREASE INTERIOR OF COOKING FRYERS AND CLEAN OIL OFF FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  8. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 NOTED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT MEN'S WASHBOWL HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE WATER FLOW.
  9. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINKS NOT MAINTAINED WITH HOT WATER: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER OBSERVED AT MEN'S WASHBOWL HANDSINK (41.6F). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE HOT WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • NOTED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT MEN'S WASHBOWL HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE WATER FLOW.
  10. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
  11. Complaint

    0 infractions

  12. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS IN BEVERAGE AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLED BEVERAGES. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  13. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN WATER FROM FLOORS IN FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS. ALSO, CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  14. License

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE SIGNS FOR TOILET ROOM DOORS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST CAULK GAP AT WALL NEAR HAND SINK ,FRONT WINDOWS AND WALLS IN VESTIBULE.
  15. License

    0 infractions

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