P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Last inspected: Feb 25, 2026
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Score
Public records show six inspections at P.F. Chang's China Bistro stretching back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Feb 25, 2026. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
Across the inspection history, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so P.F. Chang's China Bistro is doing better than most peers. The record reflects steady performance over time.
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Inspection History
Feb 25, 2026
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DEBRIS AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Mar 11, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE DISH MACHINE AND IN AREA BETWEEN HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE DISH MACHINE AND IN AREA BETWEEN HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND UTILITY SINK.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST ON THREE CEILING VENT COVERS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS COVERS IN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER COLD HOLDING LINE ACROSS FROM COOKLINE, BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF NORTHSIDE WOKLINE ON FLOOR ALONG BASES OF WALL, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AND ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER COLD HOLDING LINE ACROSS FROM COOKLINE, BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF NORTHSIDE WOKLINE ON FLOOR ALONG BASES OF WALL, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AND ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Jun 20, 2024
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CARTONS TO ABSORB GREASE FROM FOOD ITEMS LIFTED OUT OF THE DEEP FRYER (MULTIPLE CARTONS/NO CROSS CONTAMINATION). INSTRUCTED TO CEASE RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CARTONS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE GREASE CATCH OR USE NEW SINGLE-SERVICE CARTON FOR EACH FOOD ITEM AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (GRIDDLE, WOK LINE) TO BE SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOILAND ENCRUSTED GREASE AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DRAIN PLUMBING AT PREP LINE HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR FREEZER) TO BE SLOW-DRAINING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. OBSERVED COLD WATER SUPPLY AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL (LOW PRESSURE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MENTIONED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: CEILING TILES SOILED WITH DEBRIS ABOVE DISH MACHINE AND UTILITY SINK, FLOOR SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS BENEATH COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT THE PREP LINE, FLOOR AND BASE COVING SOILED WITH GREASE BEHIND THE DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILING AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
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Apr 20, 2023
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: 3-305.11: OBSERVED OPEN CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON TOP PORTION OF PREP-LINE UNIT WHICH IS EXPOSED TO DUSTY CEILING. THE PREP-LINE UNIT NEXT TO THE EXPEDITE STATION SHALL BE COVERED AND PROTECTED BY CONTAMINATION BY STORING IT: 1) IN A CLEAN, DRY LOCATION; 2) WHERE IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH, DUST OR OTHER CONTAMINATION;
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-901.11: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMILATION ON CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS ABOVE THE PREP-LINE AND EXPEDITE LINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Apr 13, 2023
Routine
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES HEAVILY SOILED WITH GARBAGE ACCUMILATION AROUND DUMPSTERS ON GROUND. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (b) CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW CHICKEN AND BEEF IS COOKED, PREPARED, AND SERVED ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. WHILE ON SITE, CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25PM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OPEN CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON TOP PORTION OF PREP-LINE UNIT WHICH IS EXPOSED TO DUSTY CEILING. THE PREP-LINE UNIT NEXT TO THE EXPEDITE STATION SHALL BE COVERED AND PROTECTED BY CONTAMINATION BY STORING IT: 1) IN A CLEAN, DRY LOCATION; 2) WHERE IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH, DUST OR OTHER CONTAMINATION;
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMILATION ON CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS ABOVE THE PREP-LINE AND EXPEDITE LINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Sep 13, 2022
License
2 minor violations.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME ON EXTERIOR OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was P.F. Chang's China Bistro last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at P.F. Chang's China Bistro on file is from Feb 25, 2026. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at P.F. Chang's China Bistro?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at P.F. Chang's China Bistro.
Has P.F. Chang's China Bistro's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at P.F. Chang's China Bistro have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at P.F. Chang's China Bistro 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 P.F. Chang's China Bistro inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, P.F. Chang's China Bistro is inspected around two times per year on average.
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