JUN 16

2025

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

4-901.12--OBSERVED MULTIPLE WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON COUNTERS IN PREP AREAS. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13--OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. OBSERVED ONE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE WHEN THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 FOOD HANDLERS PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

JUN 10

2025

FAIL 11 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. MUST HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. PERSON IN CHARGE ARRIVED ON SITE AFTER EMPLOYEE CALLED HER.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(SUSHI, CRAB RAGOON). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED. CFM ARRIVED ON SITE DURING MIDDLE OF INSPECTION AFTER EMPLOYEE CALLED HER.

Critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT HAND WASHING SINK AT BAR. WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 100F OR ABOVE THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN PREP AREA WITH A THICK BUILD-UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, DEEP CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED FRIED SHRIMP HELD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 60F. TCS FOODS SUCH AS CRAB RAGOON, FRIED FISH AND COOKED SWEET POTATOES WERE SITTING OUT ON TABLE WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 60-65F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS AT A COST OF $150.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE SAYS ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE COOKED ON 6-9-2025.

Minor Food Temperature

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED SHRIMP THAWING IN STANDING WATER INSIDE OF BUCKET AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER MUST BE CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WITH A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 70F OR BELOW OR STORE FOOD IN PROPER REFRIGERATION WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED COOK FRYING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED MULTIPLE WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON COUNTERS IN PREP AREAS. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED A LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE BELOW HAND SINK IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.

Critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED SEWAGE BACKUP AT FLOOR DRAIN WHILE WATER IS RUNNING AT HAND SINK AT SUSHI BAR. MUST CORRECT PLUMBING ISSUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. OBSERVED ONE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE WHEN THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 FOOD HANDLERS PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

APR 30

2024

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO COMPLETED EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORTIY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO KIT FOR CLEAN UP OF VOMITTING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A KIT FOR CLEAN UP OF ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA, HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREPARATION AREA NEAR OVENS, AND AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SIGNS AT HANDWASHING SINKS.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBESRVED NO DRAIN STOPPERS PRESENT AT THE THREE COMPARTNMENT SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ONE IN EACH BASIN.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO COMPLETED FOOD ALLERGEN AWARENEESS CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EACH CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER MUST ALSO MAINTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING.

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