Yao's Cafe

601 W 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60609

Passed · Apr 16, 2025 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Apr 16, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 16

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Feb 27

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Feb 22

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  7. Failed Feb 10

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

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