Ace Sushi @potash Market
875 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 · Old Town · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 7 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2026-01-06
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2026-01-06
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2023)
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING OF DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SMALL DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NOT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR TU CHIN LIAN. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
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2023-12-06 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
2-102.13: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY/PENDING CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW SALMON SERVED ON-SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERT...
serious Food Temperature
COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
WHILE ON SITE, OBSERVED IMPROPER SUSHI RICE LOGS THAT DOCCUMENT MEASURED PH AND TEMPERATURE. EMPLOYEE FILLED OUT LOG WITHOUT VERIFYING OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OPERATION OR PROCESS THAT IS USED TO MEASURE SUSHI RICE, DID NOT MONITOR CRITICAL CONTR...
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON/NEAR MEAT CUTTING BOARD IN SUSHI AREA. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS ...
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY/PENDING CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
2022-03-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS SUSHI WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISS...
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED 1 OF 2 EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
minor Other
SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2531368 DATED 9/14/2021. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
THE LABEL FOR PACKAGED SUSHI IS MISSING THE CORRECT PLACE OF BUSINESS (NAME & ADDRESS) WHERE SUSHI IS PREPARED, PACKAGED, AND DISTRIBUTED. MUST PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
LOWER LEVEL MOP SINK HAS HEAVY DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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