KRAKEN SUSHI & BEYOND.
4022 N WESTERN AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO
4 of 7 inspections passed, with 3 critical violations on file.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
AUG 282025PASSED3 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED RAINWATER SEEPAGE POOLING IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BASEMENT PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO ELIMINATE POOLING RAINWATER AND MAINTAIN ALL RAINWATER AND OTHER LIQUID WASTES ROUTED TO DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO SEWER SYSTEM.
OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX WASHROOMS TO BE UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY PRODUCTS IN EACH WOMEN'S OR UNISEX WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG WALL AND CEILING SURFACES ADJACENT TO VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM OF ADEQUATE NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND OTHER CONDENSATE ON ADJACENT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 232023PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL HANDSINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZERS WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP IN REAR PREP AREA AND IN SUSHI PREP AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS WITH DEAD INSECTS ABOVE REAR PREP AREA.
AUG 92022PASS W/ CONDITIONS1 violation1 CRITICALDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE ACCESSIBLE TO 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C)
JUL 272022FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENUS FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE ITEMS WITH AN ASTERISK (*) TO A REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE BEFORE THE REMINDER STATEMENT: "THESE FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR MAY CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS." PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARD ON TOP OF THE KTCHEN PREP LINE COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WOMEN WASHROOM DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON MENTIONED WASHROOM DOOR.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
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JAN 262021FAILED2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO HANDWASH BOWL IN DISHMACHINE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN DISHMACHINE ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
REAR PREP AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT STOPPER NOT WORKING. MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPER FOR SAID SINK LOCATION.
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