Central East Asian Cuisine
Last inspected: Sep 17, 2025
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Score
Across the available record, Central East Asian Cuisine has five inspections on file, the first dated 2024. The most recent report on file is from Sep 17, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around four violations, down from roughly eight violations earlier in the record.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean”, showing up five times.
That falls roughly in the middle of the pack for Chicago restaurants. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 17, 2025
Reinspection
4 minor violations.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUTED TO PROVIDE.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E) OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: 5-204.12 OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER HAS BROKEN OFF AT MOPSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
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Sep 10, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: NOTED IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. IMPROPER: PORK 55.6 F, EGGS 80.3F, AND BEEF AT 56.3F . MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 30 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $200.00 THROUGH THE DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR KITCHEN PREP SERVING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. � PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030. CITATION ISSUED.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED AND SERVICE AREA AND STORED ON FLOOR IN DINING, PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER HAS BROKEN OFF AT MOPSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Aug 14, 2024
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BOWLS AND CONTAINERS OF OILS AND SPICES ON THE PREP TABLES NOT COVERED THROUGHOUT FACILITY, WHILE NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS, WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS AND DRY GOODS NOT ELEVATED IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR THE EIT DOOR LEADING TO THE GARAGE. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND THE WOK COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND NOT MAINTAINED.
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Apr 12, 2024
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.11: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN THE WALLBASES ON THE FAR-RIGHT SIDE OF THE WOK STATION UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID OPENINGS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST AND TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOODS IN THE PREP AREAS WITH SLIGHT BURNT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13: WHEN ALL FOOD HANDLERS ARE HIRED ENSURE THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Apr 4, 2024
License
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE ON SITE WITHOUT CHEMICALS INSTALLED, SO UNIT NOT READY FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE FOR NEW LICENSE ADDRESS. MUST INCLUDE RECORD OF VISITS AND COPY OF SERVICE TICKET THAT SETS FORTH PEST CONTROL IDPH LICENSE NUMBER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED PEST CONTROL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (C), NO CITATION ISSUED
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER NOT WORKING AT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH LOW TEMEPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOODS IN THE PREP AREAS WITH SLIGHT BURNT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN THE WALLBASES ON THE FAR-RIGHT SIDE OF THE WOK STATION UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID OPENINGS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST AND TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: WHEN ALL FOOD HANDLERS ARE HIRED ENSURE THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Central East Asian Cuisine last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Central East Asian Cuisine on file is from Sep 17, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Central East Asian Cuisine?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Central East Asian Cuisine.
Has Central East Asian Cuisine's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Central East Asian Cuisine have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Central East Asian Cuisine means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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