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SUN WAH BAR-B-Q INC CO
5039-5043 N BROADWAY, CHICAGO, IL, 60640
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-08-04; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-08-04), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-08-04: Complaint
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-43 — IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREAS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE SERVICE PREP COOLER OF THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE REAR PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED WATER LEAKAGE AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- --LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM U-JOINT OF THE HAND WASH SINK BY THE DISH WASHING AREA. --LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK --LEAKAGE AT THE HAND WASH SINK FAUCET AND BOTTOM PIPE AT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING THROUGHOUT PREMISE.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED STANDING WATER ON FLOORS ESPECIALLY AT THE DISH WASHING AREA, PREP AREA AND REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS. MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED CLUTTER ON SHLEVES AND STORAGE ALONG THE HALL WAY LEADING TO THE FRONT PREP AREA BY THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
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