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HAN MI JEONG

3335 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60608 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

HAN MI JEONG has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 13, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 13, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Food source, labelling and allergens and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2026. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 30, 2025. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 30, 2025. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2026. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on May 15, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. A PICTURE OF THE CERTIFICATE WAS PROVIDED VIA CELL PHONE. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED A BIG BOWL OF RAW BEEF STORED ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AT ALL TIMES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD FITLERS WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
  2. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
      • FROZEN SHRIMP SITTING IN A BOWL, NOT PROPERLY BEING THAWED. INSTRUCTED TO THAW UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER, IN THE MICROWAVE OR IN A COOLER. MAINTAIN PROPER THAWING METHOD.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • LARGE WHITE INGREDIENT CONTAINERS STORED IN THE SIDE STORAGE AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS WITH THE INGREDIENTS STORED INSIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • LOWER SURFACE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE COOLERS/FREEZERS WITH FOOD/DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD/DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE FEMALE SERVER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE AND SPICE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE FEMALE DISHWASHER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS/DISHWASHERS.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER THAT IS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  4. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • 4-601.11(A) OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE INSIDE LOCATED BY THE ICE MAKER AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE THAT IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DISCARD CONTAMINATED ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    • 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
      • 3-603.11 OBSERVED VARIOUS MENU ITEMS THAT CONTAIN AN UNDERCOOKED EGG (SUNNY SIDE UP EGGS) AND WITHOUT A DISCLOSURE NOR A REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR THESE ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CONTAIN UNDERCOOKED EGGS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE AND SPICE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED NO UP-TO-DATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH A MOST RECENT SERVICE REPORT; AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE FACILITY PRESENTED A PEST CONTROL SERVICE CONTRACT THAT WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND A SERVICE REPORT FROM JANUARY 2023. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH SERVICE REPORT ANYTIME AFTER 5/15/23. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(C).
    • 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
      • 4-904.11 OBSERVED UTENSILS (SPOONS, METAL CHOPSTICKS) BEING PRESET ON CUSTOMER DINING TABLES WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED NOT TO PRESET THE TABLES OR SET THE TABLES UPON CUSTOMER ARRIVAL OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR TABLEWARE.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • 4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE PROPERLY TO TEST THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER TEST STRIPS FOR THE SANITIZER ON SITE WHICH IS BLEACH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE FEMALE DISHWASHER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS/DISHWASHERS.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER THAT IS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  5. Non-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
      • FOUND BEEF THAWING IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW MEAT IN APPROVED MANNER.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF GREASE THROUGHOUT FILTERS UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • FOUND FOOD EMPLOYEES WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • FOUND NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

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