Casa Madai
2023 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 · Pilsen · Restaurant · High risk
Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for employee hygiene
Last Inspected
2025-09-24
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-09-24)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2025, 2024)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AT THE FRONT COUNTER.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMP SINK WITH A LEAK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2025-04-03 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
3 ▾
minor Other
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
4-904.11 OBSERVED CUSTOMER DINING TABLES BEING PRESET WITHOUT GLASSWARE INVERTED AND TABLEWARE (CHOPSTICKS) NOT PROTECTED IN ORDER TO PROTECT FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT GLASS AND TABLE WARE OR DO NOT PRESET CUSTOMER DINING...
serious Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-501.11 OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHERE THE DISHES ARE WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 SINK STOPPERS.
serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE SANITIZING CONCENTRATION OF THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
2024-01-26 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP/BAR AREA HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
3-306.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, SUCH AS A SNEEZE GUARD BY THE CUSTOMER SEATING/SUSHI BAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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