MAR 12
2026
PASSED
1 violationDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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ASIAN STATION.
YOUR CALL. 67/100
1343 W MORSE AVE · ROGERS PARK, CHICAGO
Last inspected March 12, 2026 · passed
4 of 8 inspections passed, 1 failed, 3 passed with conditions. 3 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
8
4 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
41
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
6 YEARS
since Aug 2019
INSPECTION HISTORY
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
FOUND TRASH CAN WITH NO LID AT UNISEX RESTROOM.MUST PROVIDE.
APR 12025PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
APR 1
2025
PASSED
6 violationsDETAILS
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
LABEL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA WITH A COMMON NAME
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
MUST NOT STORE CLEAN COOKING UTENSILS ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
BOTH CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS AT PREP COOLER(ACCROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT),MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE REACH-IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MAR 242025FAILED8 violationsDETAILS
MAR 24
2025
FAILED
8 violationsDETAILS
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
WE OBSERVED A 1 POUND OF RAW SHRIMP STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLER LINE AT TEMP OF 50.7F; ALSO 2 POUNDS OF DEFROSTED EGGROLLS AT TEMP OF 48F TO 50F.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F AND BELOW. BOTH PRODUCTS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER. POUNDS 3, VALUE 23.99. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
LABEL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA WITH A COMMON NAME
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
MUST NOT STORE CLEAN COOKING UTENSILS ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE REACH-IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
BOTH CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS AT PREP COOLER(ACCROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT),MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 6-3-2024,REPORT# 2595586 #49)4-602.13: EXCESS GREASE AT INTERIOR OF UNUSED OVEN,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN #55)6-201.12: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORING UNDER/BEHIND THE COOKLINE AREA. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. #55)6-201.11: APPLIED CEMENT ON WALL AND FLOOR UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. #55)6-201.11: BROKEN CAULKING BETWEEN WALL AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPAIR ISSUE.EASILY CLEANABLE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090.CITATION ISSUED.
JUN 32024PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 3
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE COMING FROM THE REAR AREA AND WITHOUT HAND WASHING WENT TO HIS STATION AND HANDLED READY TO EAT FOOD BY PICKING UP WITH BARE HANDS SHREDDED CARROTS AND AND OTHER VEGGIE AND ROOLED UP TO RICE PAPER. TWO SPRING ROLL WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER MUST WASHING HANDS AND PUT ON GLOVE PRIOR TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD. MANAGER RESOLVED ISSUED.OBSERVED HANDWASHING AND GLOVES PRIOR TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSED
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
EXCESS GREASE AT INTERIOR OF UNUSED OVEN,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SLOWLY DRAINING.REPAIR ISSUE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
BROKEN CAULKING BETWEEN WALL AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPAIR ISSUE.EASILY CLEANABLE
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORING UNDER/BEHIND THE COOKLINE AREA. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
APPLIED CEMENT ON WALL AND FLOOR UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT EASILY CLEANABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
OCT 42022PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
OCT 4
2022
PASSED
7 violationsDETAILS
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
PLASTIC CUPS WITHOUT A HANDLE ARE USED AS A SCOOP IN DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS. THE FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE.
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP-COUNTER NEXT TO HAND SINK. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHES MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILY.
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
UTENSILS FOOD CONTACT SURFACE IS FACING UP AND EXPOSED TO TOUCH IN THE DISH AREA. DISCUSSED INVERTING ALL UTENSILS FACING DOWN AND HANDLE FACING UP.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
FOIL AND CARDBOARD ARE USED AS LINING ON SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN, AND CARDBOARD IS USED AS LINING ON THE FLOOR IN THE COOKLINE AREA. THE FACILITY MUST REMOVE AND ENSURE THAT FLOORING IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT. THE MULCH MUST BE REMOVED.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
EXTERIOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY SUCH AS STAND-UP FREEZERS AND IN-BETWEEN COOKLINE EQUIPMENT IS NOT CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORING UNDER/BEHIND THE COOKLINE AREA. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP WAS FOUND ON THE WALL AND CEILING SURFACES ADJACENT/NEXT TO THE EXHAUST HOOD. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
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JUN 142021PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
JUN 14
2021
PASSED
2 violationsDETAILS
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: EXTERIOR OF LARGE DRY FOOD BINS, STOVE, AND HOOD EXHAUST. MUST CLEAN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND CLUTTER STORED ON SHLEVING UNITS.(TOYS). MUST BE REMOVED.
JUN 292020PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 29
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA INACCESSIBLE WITH RACK CONTAINING DISHES FOR DRYING IN FRONT OF THE HAND WASH SINK MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES REMOVE RACK AWAY FROM THE HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C).NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH SHELVING WITH GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD PARTICLES THROUGHOUT.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
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.
AUG 82019PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
AUG 8
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED. -
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
DATE MARKING. OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABELED FOODS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS ON TCS FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
ADDITIONAL CLEANING IS NEEDED AT GREASE TRAP LIDS(UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER THE WOK UNIT) AND PAINT. MILK CRATES USED TO STORE STOCK INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A RAISED SHELF,
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
REPLACE ONE STOPPER THAT NOT ABLE TO USE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,DO NOT FIT AT DRAIN TO SEAL.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
A LID IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE STAFF WASHROOM.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CEMENT FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND HOT WATER TANK NO CLEANABLE,ROUGH SURFACE,ALSO SEAL FLOOR UNDER COVING/BASEBOARD AT WOK AREA.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
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