Pass

Asian Cuisine Express

3823 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60623

Restaurant ZIP 60623 Risk 1 (High)

Passed · as of Oct 22, 2026

Asian Cuisine Express was last inspected on October 22, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found no violations.

Latest inspection

October 22, 2026 · Complaint

Pass

Result: Pass

No violations

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

Inspection history

26 inspections on record

  1. No Entry

    Complaint · No Entry

    No violations

  2. Pass

    Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

    No violations

  3. Fail

    Canvass · Fail

    5 general Show violations
    • GeneralPests

      Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

      Inspector’s note: Observed over 100 mice droppings scattered on floor along walls and corners in prep, storage, dishwashing, and dining areas, behind chest freezer, coolers, under cooking equipment, inside fryer cabinets, on bulk container lids, pallets and shelving under front counter, under aquarium, etc. Instructed manager to call an exterminator for service, clean and sanitize all areas. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a) citation issued

      Official wording (code 38)

      Insects, rodents, & animals not present

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Observed open containers of sauces and condiments on dining tables. Instructed manager to provide lids to on containers to protect from contamination

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed debris and spills on interior and exterior surfaces of cooking equipment, coolers, freezers, prep tables, shelving units. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

      Official wording (code 49)

      Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed debris on floors under all equipment, along walls and in all corners in prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed excessive clutter in rear prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to remove all unnecessary items to prevent pest harborage.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  4. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    1 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the self closing device on the washroom door not properly working. Must repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 53)

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

  5. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  6. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    3 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: Observed a leak at the cold water knob of hand washing sink in the rest room, observed a leak at the hand washing sink of the hand sink outside of the rest room, also a leak at the one compartment sink next to the deep fryer station. Instructed to repair all.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the self closing device on the toilet room door broken. Instructed to repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 53)

      Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the lower wall right side of the three compartment sink damaged exposed opening instructed to repair and maintain to make the area easy to clean and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  7. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  8. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    No violations

  9. No Entry

    Complaint · No Entry

    No violations

  10. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: Observed utility sink located in washroom to be slow draining. Instructed person in charge to repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed paint peeling from wall by handsink. Instructed person in charge to repair and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  11. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  12. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    No violations

  13. No Entry

    Non-Inspection · No Entry

    No violations

  14. Conditional

    Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions

    1 critical Show violations
    • CriticalFood source

      Required records (shellfish tags, parasite-destruction logs) were missing.

      Inspector’s note: 3-402.12 observed raw shrimp and raw tilapia being sold as aguachiles without proper documentation that states shrimp and tilapia have been stored by supplier accordingly. Instructed to provide proper documentation from supplier regarding storage of raw shrimp and raw tilapia. Priority foundation 7-38-005.

      Official wording (code 14)

      Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction

  15. No Entry

    Complaint · No Entry

    No violations

  16. No Entry

    Complaint · No Entry

    No violations

  17. Conditional

    Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

    1 critical3 general Show violations
    • CriticalFood temperature

      Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

      Inspector’s note: Variety of tcs foods (cooked steak, cooked pork, cooked rice, etc) not properly labeled, dated. Refrigerated, ready to eat tcs food prepared and held for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the day or date by which food shall be sold or discarded for a maximum of 7 days. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

      Official wording (code 23)

      Proper date marking and disposition

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Rusty surface at wok station. Instd to remove rust and maintain surface.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Floor under and behind heavy equipment and along wallbase not clean, grease, debris accumulation. Instd to clean and maintain.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Propane tank on site. Instd to remove propane tank.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  18. Pass

    Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

    No violations

  19. Fail

    Canvass · Fail

    1 critical11 general Show violations
    • CriticalCritical (pre-2018 form)

      Water source: safe, hot & cold under city pressure

      Inspector’s note: Observed no hot running water under city pressure on premises at hand washing sinks and 3- compartment dish washing sink,toiletroom.observed temperature of 72.1f at hand sink in toiletroom,73.4f rear prep area hand sink 72.2f,front prep area hand sink 73.8f,3- compartment sink 76.3f-93.observed a 19-gallon hot water tank in upper ceiling above toiletroom.must provide an adequate size hot water tank to provide hot water during service hours.must provide hot and cold running water under city pressure at all times.must have 110.f at 3- compartment sink and 85.0f at hand sinks.(critical 7-38-030)

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

      Inspector’s note: Observed evidence of appx.40 or more rodent droppings on floor under front prep area hand sink,in corner on floor mixed in with dirt next to black refrigerator in dining area,on ledge of grease trap,on floor along wall base at dish storage shelf in dish washing area.appx."1/2-3/4" gap along bottom center of rear door and front door along bottom and two holes in upper door frame.must remove droppings.clean and sanitize areas. Rodent proof doors. Must have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 5/23/18.(serious 7-38-020)

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

      Inspector’s note: Must label food storage containers and bags when food is not in original package.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

      Inspector’s note: Must invert multiuse utensils on shelving units throughout premises.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Must provide food grade bags for food storage and eliminate grocey store bags.must eliminate plastic buckets used for garbage and provide a garbage can.must remove oversized pots from premises that can't be submerged into 3- compartment sink.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

      Inspector’s note: Must clean grease and food debris build up from prep tables,wok station and faucet,fryer cabinet,all reach in coolers and freezers,cutting board,stove,oven,storage shelves,exterior of food storage containers,wheel bases and legs of equipment.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Must clean grease and food debris build up from floor under,around,along wall bases in prep areas,dish washing area.must seal gap between floor tile and wall base in toiletroom.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Must clean grease,dirt and food debris build up on walls and doors throughout prep and dish washing areas.must repair or replace stained ceiling tiles,missing wall bases in prep areas.must scrape and paint peeling paint on walls in toilet room,dish washing and prep areas.must clean dust build up on ventilation vents and grease from filters at hood and hood.must seal all pipes and wires leading into walls and ceilings.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace leaky pipe at 3- compartment sink.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

      Inspector’s note: Must remove, elevate and organize articles stored in between equipment and along wall base throughout ,service counter,prep areas,dining areas.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn

      Inspector’s note: Must remove personal belongs from floor under food storage shelf in rear prep area and store properly,(chairs,cooler from toilet room).

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

      Inspector’s note: Must store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution.

  20. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    3 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Floors in need of cleaning to remove all grease build up under all cooking equipment and behind reach in cooler. Clean and maintain at all times.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Must clean wall next to hood ventilation to remove all grease and dust build up. Must clean and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Handsink in prep area leakaing. Must correct and maintain.

  21. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    3 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

      Inspector’s note: Must label bulk food containers in rear of premises

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

      Inspector’s note: Must clean interior of deep fryer,has grease build-up,instructed to clean and maintain equipment

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

      Inspector’s note: Must store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use at prep area

  22. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Observed top door of prep cooler in poor repair. Instructed to repair and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Observed floors in need of minor cleaning to remove food and dirt debris, under all equipment, along the wall and in all corners. Instructed to clean and maintain.

  23. No Entry

    Canvass · No Entry

    No violations

  24. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    4 general Show violations
    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

      Inspector’s note: Dry storage bins not labeled. Instd to properly do so.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

      Inspector’s note: Floor needs detailed cleaning. Clean same.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

      Inspector’s note: Missing ceiling tiles in rear. Replace same.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: 3-compartment sink faucet leaking. Repair same.

  25. Pass

    License · Pass

    No violations

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