SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

SUSHI MURA JAPANESE RESTAURANT.

EAT. 92/100

3647 N SOUTHPORT AVE · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected July 20, 2017 · passed

7 of 8 inspections passed, with 1 critical violation on file.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
7 passed · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
24
includes 1 critical
RECORDS COVER
7 YEARS
since Jul 2010

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUL 20
2017
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

FOUND RESTROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSERS.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE

MAR 11
2016
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED GREASE ENCRUSTED ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUIL UP ON FLOOR UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT ESPECIALLY ALONG WALLBASE. REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT SUSHI BAR DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

AUG 3
2015
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

SUSHI PREP AREA VEGETABLE COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.

MINORSanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED DIRT/DUST BUILD UP ON FLOOR AT FURNACE ROOM. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE CONTAINER ABOVE ICE MACHINE, BASEMENT CEILING UNFINISHED ABOVE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CEILING COVER/PROTECTIVE BARRIER ABOVE ICE SCOOP.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.

JUL 23
2014
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

FOUND TO-GO CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT STORED DIRECTLY UNDER THE MAIN SEWER LINE WITH NO PROTECTION FROM POTENTIAL LEAKAGE. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER RELOCATE FOOD CONTAINERS OR PROVIDE A BARRIER UNDER THE MAIN SEWER LINE.

MINOROther
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ONSITE. MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE METAL STEMMED THERMOMETER IN THE KITCHEN AT ALL TIMES.

APR 22
2013
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN FANS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST MAINTAIN.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING IN REAR UPRIGHT COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.

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NOV 19
2012
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK.

NOV 8
2012
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT SANITIZER OR SINK BEING PROPERLY SET TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. ALSO OBSERVED DIRTY POTS AND PANS INSIDE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AT SUSHI BAR PREP AREA AND DISH SOAP WITH SCRUBBING SPONGES. INSTRUCTED ALL DISHES MUST BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED AT A PROPERLY SET THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DEMONSTRATED TO MANAGEMENT THE PROPER SET UP AT THAT SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

SERIOUSOther
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 7-14-10 NOT CORRECTED. #32-PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP COUNTER IN SUSHI AREA.#35-REMOVE DIRTY CAULKING FROM AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, IN REAR AREA.REMOVE BLACK SLIME AND RE CAULK AREA. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.

MINORSanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST NOT STORE KNIVES BETWEEN WALL AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS MUST NOT BE STORED IN DISH WASHING AREA OR ANY OTHER FOOD CONTACT AREA. MANAGEMENT REMOVED EMPLOYEE HAND BAG.

JUL 14
2010
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP COUNTER IN SUSHI AREA.PROVIDE A RAISED SHELF TO STORE CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS.DO NOT STORE CUTTING BOARDS ON FLOORS.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REMOVE DIRTY CAULKING FROM AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, IN REAR AREA.REMOVE BLACK SLIME AND RE CAULK AREA.ALSO CLEAN WALL BEHIND AND UNDER DRAIN BOARD (SAME 3 COMPARTMENT SINK)

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,IN REAR AREA.

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