Miso Asian Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2024
• address4449 N Broadway, Chicago 60640

Is Miso Asian Kitchen clean?

Miso Asian Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 1, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Miso Asian Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN PREP (DISHWASHING) AREA
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SALT, SUGAR, RICE ETC)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD SHELF UNDERNEATH SUSHI COOLER IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE FOR (HOT AND COLD) FAUCET AT MOP SINK IN THE REAR AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES (PREP COOLER, STEAM TABLE, BOXES ETC) AND CLITTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIELDS WITH DEAD INSECTS ABOVE PREP/COOKING AREA.

When was Miso Asian Kitchen last inspected?

Miso Asian Kitchen has 22 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Miso Asian Kitchen vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Uptown

• ✓ Chilapan Restaurant & Co.
  cooked · February 27, 2012
• ✓ Jkp Food Mart
  cooked · March 26, 2012
• ✓ Dollop Coffee And Tea
  clean · October 1, 2025
• ✓ Palace Gate Africa Restaurant
  cooked · June 18, 2012
• ✓ Clark Food Mart & Dollar Plus
  clean · April 20, 2012
• ✓ Argyle El Bakery And Deli
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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 October 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.