JOY YEE NOODLE SHOP

Address: 2139 S CHINA PL, CHICAGO, IL 60616, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Apr 15, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (39 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-04-15 00:00:00 (Complaint Re-Inspection) 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE GASKETS AT ONE THREE DOOR COOLER IN THE SMOOTHIE PREP AREA LOOSE AND IN POOR REPAIR; INST
• Fail — 2026-04-08 00:00:00 (Complaint) 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED THE CENTER EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE DISPOSAL AREA NOT RODENT PROOFED; INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF DOOR COMPLETELY TO SEAL THE 1 1/2 INCH
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-06-12 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA AND EMPLOYEE RESTROOM NOT STOCKED WITH HAND SOAP. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT HAND SOAP MU
• Pass — 2024-12-05 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.112: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 8 OR MORE DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED T
• Fail — 2024-11-25 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 57.7F AT THE TIME OF INS
• Pass — 2024-06-20 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-307.11: NO SPLASHGUARD AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AT THE FRONT SMOOTHIE PREP AREA AND ACROSS FROM
• Fail — 2024-06-12 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM IN THE DINING AREA NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT WATER TEMPER
• Pass — 2024-03-07 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.14: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT SMOOTHIE PREP AREA, NEAR THE COOKING LINE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND
• Fail — 2024-02-28 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT SMOOTHIE PREP AREA, NEAR THE COOKING LINE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND IN THE TOI
• Pass — 2023-06-05 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUC
• Pass — 2023-03-07 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES FOUND IN WOMENS WASHROOM FOR CUSTOMERS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES.
• Fail — 2023-02-27 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: FOUND NO CHEMICAL READING AT LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED THAT CHEMICAL READING MUST BE AT A MINIMUM OF 100PPM AT ALL TIMES.
• Pass — 2020-02-18 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: FOUND THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE DOOR OF THE PREP COOLER IN FRONT OF THE GRILL IN THE FOOD PREPARATION A
• Fail — 2020-01-28 00:00:00 () 7. NO DISCHARGE FROM EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH - Comments: OBSERVED A MALE EMPLOYEE SPAT INTO THE GARBAGE CAN IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. THEN ANOTHER MALE EMPLOYEE WAS COUGHING IN THE SAME AREA OF THE
• Pass — 2019-07-31 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: SOME REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS; MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS WHERE NEEDED. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-12-05 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN FOR ALL EMPLOY
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-09-25 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN FOR ALL EMPLOY
• Pass — 2018-04-02 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE SOME FOOD BUILD UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 38. V
• Fail — 2018-03-23 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT COUNTER WHERE SMOOTHIES ARE BEING PREPARED IS OPEN AND EXPOSED TO PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. F
• Pass — 2017-10-10 00:00:00 ()

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