RecordWell Data

Che Thai

3945 N BROADWAY, Chicago, IL 60613 · Cook County

34cited violations
0serious tier
7inspections
30tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2857332
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026140
2025160
20243210
2023120
2022110

Inspections

  1. Feb 23, 2026 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAPS BENEATH THE WOK STATION AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, AMD EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      CLEAN THE FLOOR BENEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VENTILATION FAN.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

  2. Mar 17, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK.

    • Severity not stated

      WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

      OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

    • Severity not stated

      SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

      OBSERVED A FEW ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KICTHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND FOOD PREP TABLE AND BEHIND FRONT PREP COOLER. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA OR FOOD STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

  3. Nov 20, 2024 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK USED SOLELY FOR HAND WASHING IN THE WAREWASHING/DISHWASHING AREA IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SINK WITH PLUMBED HOT AND COLD WATER, AND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM AND TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c).

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.11 - OBSERVED FAN IN BATHROOM TO BE DAMAGED BUT STILL RUNNING EXTREMELY LOUDLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE FAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR TO ENSURE VENTILATION AVAILABLE IN BATHROOM.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-501.12 - OBSERVED AREA SURROUNDING GREASE TRAP AND WALL BEHIND TO BE HEAVILY SOILED IN GREASE AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ELIMINATE GREASE BUILD UP IN AREA.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

      OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT FROM MOST RECENT INSPECTION ON 11/13/2024, REPORT #2607362 POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF PUBLIC AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SUMMARY REPORT IS POSTED AND AVAILABLE IN PLAIN VIEW OF PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. NEW SUMMARY REPORT PROVIDED AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CURRENT INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-42-010(b). CITATION ISSUED.

  4. Nov 13, 2024 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED HAND SINK LOCATED IN PREPARATION AREA TO BE BLOCKED AND NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE DUE TO WORK CART LOADED WITH SPICES STORED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HAND SINK. UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REACH HAND SINK TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING ALL TIMES OF OPERATION. MANAGER RELOCATED CART AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORTIY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AT HAND WASHING SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION.

    • Severity not stated

      IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

      OBSERVED IN USE SCOOPS IN DRY STORAGE BINS (FLOUR AND RICE) TO BE STORED WITH HANDLES DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL SCOOPS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH CONTENTS OF STORAGE BINS.

    • Severity not stated

      UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

      OBSERVED SPATULAS AND SCOOPS STORED WITH FOOD CONTACT SURFACES EXPOSED AT THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL UTENSILS WITH FOOD CONTACT SURFACES INVERTED/PROTECTED FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED IN SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN HAND SINK AND ENSURE SINK IS MAINTAINED FREE OF SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED AREA SURROUNDING GREASE TRAP AND WALL BEHIND TO BE HEAVILY SOILED IN GREASE AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ELIMINATE GREASE BUILD UP IN AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED FAN IN BATHROOM TO BE DAMAGED BUT STILL RUNNING EXTREMELY LOUDLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE FAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR TO ENSURE VENTILATION AVAILABLE IN BATHROOM.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

      PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 04/01/2024, REPORT #2591936: #44) 4-903.11 (A;B;D) - MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK. #49) 4-602.13 - MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR THE GREASE TRAP NEAR THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. #49) 4-601.11(B) - INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVENS NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55) 6-201.11 - EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE DEEP FRYER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.

  5. Apr 1, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

      MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK.

    • Severity not stated

      UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

      MUST STORE SOILED LINENS IN A SEALED/COVERED CONTAINER.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR THE GREASE TRAP NEAR THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVENS NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND THE DEEP FRYER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THREE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

  6. Apr 17, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      NOTED EMPLOYEE FOOD STORED AT THE SAME REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH CUSTOMER FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN STORE THEIR FOOD.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE

  7. Jul 29, 2022 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND MAINTAIN COPIES OF CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.