Chicago
55
YOUR CALL

Ekiben

1825 W Irving Park, Chicago, IL 60613 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
55/100

Mostly clean — 2 of 5 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
5
2 passed
Last Inspected
2025-12-22
Pass Rate
40%
1 failure
Score
55/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2025-12-22)
Failed 1 inspection (2025)
Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene minor
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Other serious
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Facility Condition minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
2025-12-22 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPENING INTO CEILING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST SEAL OPENING AND REPAIR OR REPLACE CEILING TILE.

2025-12-12 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 11
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE A SIGNAGE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD.FOODS SUCH AS RAW SUSHI. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON ALL MENUS AND DISCLOSE AND REMIND OF ALL SUCH ...

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

minor Employee Hygiene

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK LOCATED INSIDE THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST NSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPENING INTO CEILING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST SEAL OPENING AND REPAIR OR REPLACE CEILING TILE.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FACILITY MISSING FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN THEM ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR 1 OF 3 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR EACH CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE.

2025-08-05 Pass Canvass
2
minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NO SPLASHGUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT A MOP SINK/UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL A MOP SINK FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND THE DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER AND SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE.

2024-10-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EASTERN SIDE REAR EXIT DOOR TO BE MISSING A DOOR SWEEP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR, EXPOSING MULTIPLE GAPS GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOOR SWEEP TO ELIMINATE ALL GAPS ON EXTERIOR DOORS TO PEST PROOF.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD BOXES AND CONTAINERS OF VEGETABLES STORED ON THE FLOORS IN THE SIDE HALLWAY DRY STORAGE AREA AND IN THE MAIN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED HANDLES OF SCOOPS STORED IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS, SAUCE BINS, AND RICE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL SCOOPS SO THAT HANDLES ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS STORED IN CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED SERVING PLATES AND BOWLS STORED ON SHELVES WITH FOOD CONTACT SURFACES UPRIGHT AND EXPOSED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AND BOWLS WHEN NOT COVERED TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE TOP OF THE PREPARATION COOLER DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE WOK/STOVE AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ALONG EDGES BEHIND THE TOP COVER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS BUI...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FLOOR HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS, PLASTIC AND LOOSE TRASH IN CORNER NEXT TO ICE MACHINE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA NEAR CASHIER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF EXCESSIVE TRASH AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR 1 OF 3 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR EACH CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE.

2023-07-31 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 3
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY

minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NO SPLASHGUARD DIVIDING THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASH SINK. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SERVICE PREP COOLER BY THE STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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