Chicago
61
YOUR CALL

Sushi-san

63 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654 · River North · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
61/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
9
5 passed
Last Inspected
2026-02-24
Pass Rate
56%
2 failures
Score
61/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2026-02-24)
Failed 2 inspections (2025, 2024)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 7 inspections
Food Temperature issues found across 3 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 10×
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
Chemical Safety serious
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Other serious
2026-02-24 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2025-01-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 4
critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REVOLVING DOOR IN MIDDLE AND AT CORNERS OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-307.11: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15: OBSERVED BOTH FAUCETS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH LEAKING FAUCETS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA.

2025-01-21 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED IMPROPER MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE OF 81.1F AT RIGHT SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN SECOND FLOOR EMPLOYEE LOCKER ROOM. INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COM...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF REVOLVING DOOR IN MIDDLE AND AT CORNERS OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED BOTH FAUCETS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH LEAKING FAUCETS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND LARGE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUC...

2024-02-29 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
1
minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-307.11: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

2024-02-27 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED IMPROPER MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE OF 84.6F AT HANDWASHING SINK IN WESTSIDE FIRST FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM AND 82.4F AT RIGHTSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN SECOND FLOOR EMPLOYEE LOCKER ROOM. INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE ...

minor Facility Condition

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF SUGAR, PANKO AND RICE ON SECOND FLOOR IN PREP AREA NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER IT SHALL BE LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF HANDWSHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED LARGE ICE MACHINE IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA WITH A BUILDUP OF A PINK AND BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE BIN ON UPPER INTERIOR COMPONENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR COMPONENT OF LARGE ICE MACHINE BIN IN SECOND FLOOR PR...

2023-10-06 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
7
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANATIZED AND MAINTAIN U...

minor Facility Condition

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN FRONT PREP 1 DOOR MEAT PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORGE CONTAINERS IN 2NF FLOOR REAR PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY LABEL. MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER WHEN NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

serious Employee Hygiene

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

MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR MAIN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PREPARATION AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2023-04-10 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
7
serious Chemical Safety

COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP

OBSERVED WAGYU BEEF, WABI OYSTERS, AND FISH IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING IS PREPARED WITH REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, FOUND IN BASEMENT FREEZER. DID NOT OBSERVE DISCARD DATE LABELS. A HACCP PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGI...

serious Other

COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP

OBSERVED CURED DUCK EGGS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER PREPARED ON 3/20/23. CURRED ITEMS SUCH AS EGGS MUST A HACCP PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN AN OPERATION WITHOUT A VARIENCE. APPROXIMATELY 8LBS AT AN APPRXIMATE COST ...

minor Chemical Safety

VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS

OBSERVED WAGYU BEEF, WABI OYSTERS, AND FISH IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING IS PREPARED WITH REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, FOUND IN BASEMENT FREEZER. DID NOT OBSERVE DISCARD DATE LABELS. A HACCP PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGI...

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE USE ARTICLES STORED ON THE BASEMENT STORAGE FLOOR. ITEMS MUST BE PLACED 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.

minor Other

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

MOLLUSK SHELLS ARE REUSED IN OMAKASE YUMA RESTAURANT AREA. MOLLUSK SHELLS MAY NOT BE USED MORE THAN ONCE AS SERVING CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

LAUNDRY WASHER FOUND IN THE 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN PREP AREA. IF A MECHANICAL CLOTHES WASHER OR DRYER IS PROVIDED, IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT THE WASHER OR DRYER IS PROTECED FROM CONTAMINATION AND ONLY WHERE THERE IS NO EXPOSED FOOD; CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTE...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN BASEMENT STORAGE. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.

2022-06-01 Pass Complaint
CRITICAL 1
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT WASHBOWL SINKS LOCATED IN EMPLOYEE LOCKER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

2022-01-20 Pass License
CRITICAL 5
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE IN REAR EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA COVERED IN DARK STAINS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

serious Food Temperature

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE COMING OFF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TO FLOOR DRAIN REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED STEADY LEAK COMING FROM CEILING OF FRONT SUSHI BAR PREP AREA ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED ONE BURNT OUT LIGHTBULB IN WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

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