Jin Asian Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2025
• address1053 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Jin Asian Cafe clean?

Jin Asian Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jin Asian Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND SHELVING. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS INSIDE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST STORE ALL THE SCOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS INSIDE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST STORE ALL THE SCOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS IN THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA AND REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER AND 1-DOOR DISPLAY COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BUCKETS OF FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BUCKETS OF FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVIN INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE MEAT CHEST FREEZER AND UP RIGHT TALL FREEZER. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRREZERS. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL HOT LINE COOKING EQUIMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND FOOD PREPARATION TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND FOOD PREPARATION TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGSIN A FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGSIN A FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

When was Jin Asian Cafe last inspected?

Jin Asian Cafe has 19 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jin Asian Cafe vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.