Panda Express Restaurant #2685
Last inspected: Jan 21, 2026
95
Score
The health department has logged 16 inspections at Panda Express Restaurant #2685, the earliest from 2016. The most recent visit was on Jan 21, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around two violations each.
Looking across the full record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Panda Express Restaurant #2685 is comfortably above that bar. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 21, 2026
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF SYRUP RESIDUE ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE UNDER SODA BIB SHELF. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Jan 13, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10LBS OF EGG MIXTURE IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE 64.8F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 10 LBS OF EGG MIXTURE AT A COST OF $50. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD RESIDUE ON INTERIOR OF COOLERS ON PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN ALLERGENT TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
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Feb 20, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOOSE BASEBOARD AND CRACKED TILE IN REAR PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR HOT WATER HEATER AND ALONG WALL BY 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Feb 21, 2023
Complaint
1 minor violation.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Jan 19, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN .
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Mar 3, 2022
Routine
1 major violation.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONSE TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
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Oct 27, 2021
Complaint
No violations found.
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Sep 30, 2021
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS IN CORNERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. MANAGER CORRECTED WHILE ON SITE.
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Jan 31, 2020
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A VARIETY OF READY TO EAT/TCS FOODS PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING/DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEARLY MARK THE DAY OR DATE WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41*F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: O.BSERVED THE FLAT GRILL DRIP TRAY FULL, INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY/CLEAN
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Jan 14, 2019
Routine
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN CHICKEN (160.2F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION 7-38-012
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BULK SALT CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BLACK RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE DISPENSER ON POP MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES ON POP MACHINE.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Jan 11, 2018
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jan 4, 2018
Complaint
2 minor violations.
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Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NO LID(BROKEN OFF) NOT RODENT PROOFED, INSTRUCTED TO CALL DUMPSTER COMPANY AND REPLACE DUMPSTER LID/OR REPLACE DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
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Feb 3, 2017
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: DRY STORAGE BINS NOT LABELED, INSTD. TO LABEL BINS.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: CRACKED DRY STORAGE BINS,INSTD. TO REPLACE SAME.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: WALLS IN REAR NEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INSTD. TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Jan 27, 2017
Suspected Food Poisoning
7 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: CRACKED DRY STORAGE BINS. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
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Hands washed and cleaned, good hygienic practices; no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.
Inspector notes: OBSERVED POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE STAND ON WOK STATION CURRENTLY BEING USED, THAT HAS OPEN CONTAINERS OF SOY SAUCE, SPICES, AND SAUCES IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO WHERE STANDING. EMPLOYEE STANDING ON STATION TO WASH HOOD AND WALLS. ALSO NOTED, SAME EMPLOYEE CHANGE GLOVES AFTER CLEANING WALLS AND HOOD AND BEGIN TO HANDLE FOOD, WITHOUT ANY HANDWASHING INBETWEEN. INSTD MGR ON PROPER CLEANING AND SANITZING OF EQUIPMENT, PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION, AND WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS, CHANGING GLOVES, ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
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Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered
Inspector notes: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING DUMPSTER WITH EXPOSED DEBRIS, UNABLE TO CLOSE LIDS AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DUMPSTER WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS. VIOLATION 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, RICE, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: DRY STORAGE BINS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO LABEL BINS.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: WALLS IN REAR NEXT TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE RECORDS, LOGS.
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Dec 8, 2016
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Dec 6, 2016
License
5 minor violations.
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Facilities to maintain proper temperature
Inspector notes: REACH IN COOLER NOT ON AND AVAILABLE FOR TESTING.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: PAPER TOWELS NEED AT HANDSINKS.
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: FRONT AND SIDE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. MUST CORRECT
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Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered
Inspector notes: NO OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS OR PROOF OF CONTAINER ON SITE.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FRONT DISPLAY COOLER DOOR THATS CONNECTED TO WALK IN COOLER NOT STAYING CLOSED. TEMPERTURES ARE VARING DUE TO DOOR ISSUE. MUST CORRECT.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Panda Express Restaurant #2685 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Panda Express Restaurant #2685 on file is from Jan 21, 2026. The public record contains 16 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Panda Express Restaurant #2685?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Panda Express Restaurant #2685.
Has Panda Express Restaurant #2685's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Panda Express Restaurant #2685 have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Panda Express Restaurant #2685 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 Panda Express Restaurant #2685 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Panda Express Restaurant #2685 is inspected around two times per year on average.
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