Mahanakhon Noodle Bar
Last inspected: Jun 5, 2025
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Score
Mahanakhon Noodle Bar appears in inspection records six times, starting in 2019. The most recent visit was on Jun 5, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around five violations, down from roughly 10 violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been the most frequent reason, cited eight times.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Chicago restaurant scores 81. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspection History
Jun 5, 2025
Reinspection
No violations found.
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May 29, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND COVERED WITH A BLACK, PINK, AND GREY SLIME AND SUBSTANCE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANTITIZE, AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN PREP TABLE CREVICES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND STORE ALL UTENSILS IN APPROPRIATE AREA IN BETWEEN USE.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN BOXES IN THE HALL LEADING TO THE BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FRONT STORAGE CABINET ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THE FRONT STORAGE AREA TO HAVE A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC THAT IS TORN ON THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING WHEN USED, BUT STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO SERVICE HAND SINK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS, THE FLOOR UNDER ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP, AND THE FLOOR IN THE UNDER THE STAIRS STORAGE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA CORNER TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH LOOSE PEPPERS AND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND STORAGE AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE TRASH AND GREASE.
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Sep 28, 2022
Routine
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: NOTED SERVING PLATES AT THE WAITERS STATION NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AND CUTLERY DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER ON SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: NOTED WASHROOMS ON PREMISES WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS
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Mar 24, 2021
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: 4-903.11(A;C)- ALL BOXED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN DRY FOODS STORAGE HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-101.19- MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION INSIDE THE KITCHEN SMALL DRY FOOD STORAGE HALLWAY.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-602.13:- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP A LINER FOR THE COOKS LINE FOOD CARD
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Mar 12, 2021
Routine
9 major violations. 14 minor violations.
View 23 violations
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANING KIT OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR THE WRITTEN VOMIT /DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE ALL EQUIPMENT LISTED ON WRITTEN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS THE KITCHEN, AND DISH AREA NOTED NOT ACCESSIBLE. KITCHEN HAND SINK OBSERVED WITH A FOOD STRAINER INSIDE AND BLOCKED BY A LARGE GARBAGE CAN. DISHWASHING HAND SINKS COMPLETELY COVERED BY A LID, COMPUTER LAPTOP, SURROUNDED BY CLEANING SOLUTIONS AND UNRECOGNIZABLE AS A SINK. MANAGER REMOVED ALL ITEMS FROM ALL SINKS. REVIEWED ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NO SOAP LOCATED AT THE KITCHEN OR DISH AREA HANDWASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED ATHE DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
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Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS COOKED, READY TO EAT TCS RICE PRE-PORTIONED IN BAGS INSIDE THE REAR DRY FOODS STORAGE ROOM COOLER WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2290843 ON 6-4-19. #55- INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.MUST ALSO REPAIR CRACKS AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR MONITORING THE CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZATION LEVEL AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON-SITE OR ANY REQUIRED PEST CONTROL DOCUMENTATION. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. EMPLOYEE NOTED PREPARING FOOD SUCH AS FILLING DOUGH WITH PREPARED VEGETABLE FILLING FOR SPRING ROLLS IN THE DINING ROOM AT A DINING ROOM TABLE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOODS MUST BE PREPARED IN THE DESIGNATED FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: MUST NOT STORE A SOILED TOILET BOWL PLUNGER NEXT TO/UNDER THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A NON-FOOD AREA.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: ALL BOXED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN DRY FOODS STORAGE HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED DUCT TAPE BEING USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN TWO DOOR COOLER BOTTOM EXTERIOR. MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE KITCHEN THREE DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION INSIDE THE KITCHEN SMALL DRY FOOD STORAGE HALLWAY.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP A LINER FOR THE COOKS LINE FOOD CARD OR THE HANDLE ON THE MICROWAVE OVEN.----MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN DRY FOOD STORAGE HALLWAY. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACES.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: EXTREMELY DIRTY TOASTER OVEN WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: LEAK FROM PIPING UNDER THE KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK INTO A BUCKET AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE.----LEAK AT THE NOZZLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL LEAKS AND PROPERLY REPAIR PLUMBING.----GREASE TRAP AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN EXTREMELY POOR REPAIR WITH EXCESSIVE RUST/HOLES NOT NOTED LEAKING AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----EXTREMELY LOW WATER PRESSURE IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST INCREASE WATER FLOW/PRESSURE.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NOTED A NON-FUNCTIONAL SERVICE SINK LOCATED AT THE DISH WASH AREA. SINK FAUCET NOT ATTACHED TO THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPAIR AND PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM SEALANT AS A MEANS OF REPAIR TO SEAL ANY HOLES OR OPENINGS AROUND PIPING IN THE KITCHEN CEILING. SURFACES/SEALS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MISSING, DAMAGED AND UNEVEN FLOOR TILES, BASEBOARDS, WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE REAR DISHWASHING AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF TRAINING FOR THE EMPLOYEE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
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Jun 4, 2019
License
5 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED TOP LID OF CHEST FREEZER WRAPPED WITH DUCK TAPE AND ALSO TORN RUBBER GASKET. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NOTED NO ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE PREP AREA . INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT SINK
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.MUST ALSO REPAIR CRACKS AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED CLUTTER ON SHELVES, FLOOR AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Mahanakhon Noodle Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Mahanakhon Noodle Bar on file is from Jun 5, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Mahanakhon Noodle Bar?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Mahanakhon Noodle Bar.
Has Mahanakhon Noodle Bar's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Mahanakhon Noodle Bar have averaged around five violations per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Mahanakhon Noodle Bar means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Mahanakhon Noodle Bar inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Mahanakhon Noodle Bar is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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