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VEGGIE HOUSE

2109 S CHINA PL, CHICAGO, IL 60616 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

VEGGIE HOUSE has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 31, 2020. The most recent inspection, on August 13, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 8 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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.

  • 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 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2024. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2024. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 28, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 August 4, 2025. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

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.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUND DUST ON THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WOMENS WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST ON FAN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • ONE FOOD SERVICE MANAGER NEEDS TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. (ZHAOHUA XU)
  2. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON TOP OF CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC STORAGE TOTES IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  3. Short Form Complaint

    8 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED THE ONLY HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA INACCESSIBLE. THE HANDWASHING SINK HAD A SPEED RACK AND 6 INCH SHELVING UNITS IN FRONT AND ON THE SIDES OF THE SINK, MAKING THE SINK INACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO REMVE ALL ITMES BLOCKING THE HANDWASHING SINK, SO THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEE USE. MANAGER REMOVED ALL ITEMS FROM INFRONT OF HANDWASHING SINK AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.11: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS OF SLICED ONIONS COVERED WITH SOILED BROWN PAPER BAGS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROWN PAPER BAGS AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE COVER FOR THE FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.11: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS OF SLICED ONIONS COVERED WITH SOILED BROWN PAPER BAGS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROWN PAPER BAGS AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE COVER FOR THE FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • UPON ARRIVAL, FOOD HANDLERS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WERE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • 4-904.11: OBSERVED BOWLS AND PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE METAL HOT HOLDING WINDOW AND ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL MENTIONED ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.17: OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A SHELVING UNIT FOR FOOD ITEMS NEXT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE RAW WOOD SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ICE MACHINE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH RICE UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-307.11: OBSERVED AN ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WITH THE HANDLE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID ICE SCOOP AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.11: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS OF SLICED ONIONS COVERED WITH SOILED BROWN PAPER BAGS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROWN PAPER BAGS AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE COVER FOR THE FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • 4-904.11: OBSERVED BOWLS AND PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE METAL HOT HOLDING WINDOW AND ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL MENTIONED ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.17: OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A SHELVING UNIT FOR FOOD ITEMS NEXT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE RAW WOOD SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ICE MACHINE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH RICE UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
  5. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45-50 RAT AND MICE DROPPNGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. ALSO OBSERVED A LIVE ROACH ON THE STACKED WHITE BUCKETS STORED NEAR THE MOP SINK. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS AND SURFACES WERE OBSERVED WITH RODENT DROPPINGS: IN THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, ON THE FLOORS SURROUNDING THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE ENTIRE DISHWASHING MACHINE STATION, IN THE FURNACE/ HOT WATER TANK CLOSET IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED AN ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WITH THE HANDLE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID ICE SCOOP AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS OF SLICED ONIONS COVERED WITH SOILED BROWN PAPER BAGS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BROWN PAPER BAGS AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE COVER FOR THE FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • OBSERVED BOWLS AND PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE METAL HOT HOLDING WINDOW AND ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL MENTIONED ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A SHELVING UNIT FOR FOOD ITEMS NEXT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE RAW WOOD SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ICE MACHINE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH RICE UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
  6. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST NOT BE BLOCKED OR OBSTRUCTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED THE REAR OUTSIDE EXIT DOOR NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOFED AT THE BOTTOM; INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF DOOR AS REQUIRED.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE BACK OF THE THREE COMP SINK. FOUND A HOLE IN THE SEAL OF THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AREA BY WELDING HOLE SHUT TO KEEP WATER IN SINK. ALSO THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE KITCHEN IS LEAKING FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH; MUST REPAIR SINK SO IT IS NOT LEAKING.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: WALLS AND SPLASHGUARD AROUND AND BEHIND WOK STATION, WALLS BEHIND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DIRT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A CLUTTER OF ITEMS INSIDE OF REAR DOOR AREA; INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN; REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
    • 61. SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
      • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AS REQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION DONE ON AUGUST 4, 2020. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO POST SUMMARY IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AND MAINTAIN UNTIL NEXT INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) ISSUED.
  7. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HAND WASHING POSTER/SIGNAGE AT THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • FOUND A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND PROVIDE PROOF THE REQUIREMENT WAS MET.
  8. License

    5 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HAND WASHING POSTER/SIGNAGE AT THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE
      • FOUND NO HOT WATER AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • FOUND A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP IN TO THE OTHER 2 COMPARTMENTS WHEN RAN IN ONE COMPARTMENT; BACKING UP IN THE MOP SINK, THE FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK, THE FLOOR DRAIN BY THE HAND WASHING SINK ALL IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND PROVIDE PROOF THE REQUIREMENT WAS MET.

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