Omakase Shoji
1641 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Wicker Park · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-09-16
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-16
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Plumbing & Waste issues found across 2 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste critical 2×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-09-16 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Sanitation
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY A FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER WASH A POT AND A WHISK WITH A SOAPY PAD, THEN PLACED THEM INTO A DISH RACK AND THEN PICKED UP A KNIFE AND A CUCUMBER AND STARTED PEELING THE CUCUMBER WITHOUT WASHING HIS H...
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER FANGUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.
2025-02-27 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN BOWLS USED TO PREPARE RICE. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO REMOVE BOWLS AND REPLACE WITH APPROVED FOOD CONTACT SURFACE.
critical Plumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHMACHINE. WHEN WATER IS DRAINED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SIN, WATER BACKS OUT OF THE FLOOR DRAIN AND ON TO THE FLOOR; WATER ALSO BACKS UP INTO ADJACENT COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED THE M...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED UNSEALED BRICK WALL IN FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO SEAL THE BRICK WALL.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BROKEN COOLER IN BASEMENT OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
2024-03-19 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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