Sky Chop Suey Closed After Mouse Droppings Found: Health Dept.

CHICAGO, IL — A restaurant at 86th and Kedzie near the city's Evergreen Park border was ordered closed after a previous pest control violation wasn't corrected, the city said in an announcement of restaurant closings by the Department of Public Health. More than 100 mouse droppings were found throughout the restaurant's food storage areas and behind coolers, according to health inspectors. It was one of two restaurants that were closed down the week of Oct. 15.

Information on which Chicago restaurants and grocery stores have been ordered closed is not available on the city's data portal. The city's public health department has committed to sending Patch weekly reports, and we will publish those as long as they are made available.

Dozens of Chicago restaurants and grocery stores are slapped with fines for health violations each week, but it takes a serious violation for a restaurant to be ordered closed, the city said. Places are ordered shuttered for reasons such as roach and mice infestations, major plumbing problems, food stored at the wrong temperatures and basic food safety rules not being followed, the city said.

Less-serious violations, which don't require closures, often include issues such as poor ventilation, inadequate lighting, worn seal on refrigerators, a few fruit flies and inappropriate materials like cardboard and paper sitting in the wrong places. Restaurants and stores are required to fix those problems immediately.

Triple Crown Restaurant at 2217 S. Wentworth Ave. in Chinatown was the other restaurant to be shut down that week.

- Patch Editor Amber Fisher contributed to this report.

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