Chicago
40
BEAT

Tamashii Ramen

1104 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 · Edgewater · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
40/100

Troubled record — failed 3 of 6 inspections for employee hygiene, pest activity

Inspections
6
3 passed
Last Inspected
2025-03-17
Pass Rate
50%
3 failures
Score
40/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2025-03-17)
Failed 3 inspections (2025, 2024, 2023)
Employee Hygiene issues found across 5 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 4 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
Advertisement · 300×250
🧽
Sanitation serious 18×
🧼
Employee Hygiene critical
🐀
Pest Activity critical
🔧
Facility Condition minor
📋
Documentation & Training critical
Chemical Safety serious
📦
Food Storage & Handling serious
🚰
Plumbing & Waste minor
🌡
Food Temperature serious
📌
Other serious
2025-03-17 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2025-03-10 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 12
critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREP SINK. REVIEWED HAND WASHING IS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING SINKS ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 3-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

serious Food Storage & Handling

FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED

OBSERVED FOUR DOZEN RAW EGGS ON OPEN CARDBOARD FLATS STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE FRESH AND READY TO EAT VEGETABLES SUCH AS CHOPPED GREEN ONION, BEAN SPROUTS ETC IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. REVIEWED THE PROPER STORAGE OF RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS WITH PREPARED FOO...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE REAR HALLWAY TO THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE AREA AND WHERE A POT, EMPTY SOY SAUCE CONTAINERS, A METAL TABLE AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND REC...

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

ALL PRESET TABLEWARES MUST BE COVERED OR WRAPPED.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

LEAK FROM THE HOT WATER TANK ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

SOILED MOP HEAD NOTED IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE INVERTED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CEILING VENTS IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM AND ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS.---EXCESSIVE GREASE UNDER THE WHEELS OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL BROKEN AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IN THE REAR HALLWAY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

minor Facility Condition

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 2-5-24 REPORT #2589132 NOT CORRECTED.#45- ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.#47-- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD...

2024-02-05 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
4
minor Facility Condition

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

4-903.11(A;C)--- ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

minor Sanitation

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

4-101.11(B, C, D, E)--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13-----NOTED PLASTIC ON EXTERIOR METAL SURFACE OF THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

6-501.19--- BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR THAT OPENS TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

2024-01-26 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 19
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILES TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED RICE AND EGGS ARE BEING SERVED. A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN TCS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFI...

critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED COOK WEARING GLOVES HANDLING FOODS, LOAD THE DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH DIRTY DISHES, WASH OFF SINK FAUCET WITH GLOVED HANDS THEN CONTINUE HANDLING AND PREPARING FOODS ALL WEARING THE SAME PAIR OF GLOVES. REVIEWED PROPER GLOVE USAGE AND WHEN ...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO COLD WATER AVAILABLE AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND THE HOT WATER NOTED TOO HOT EXCEEDING 150F. MUST PROVIDE COLD WATER AT THE SINK AS THE HOT WATER CAN NOT EXCEED 120F FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION I...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY A SERVER TRAY STORED INSIDE THE SINK. HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK OR THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAND SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER ICE SHOOT AND ICE CONTACT SURFACES NOTED WITH A BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO AND TOUCHING THE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION INSIDE THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INT...

serious Chemical Safety

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED PORK IN THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER, COOKED BEEF, COOKED EGGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH NO EXPIRATION DATES OR ANY DATE LABELING SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUS...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS SUCH AS DRIED SEAWEED MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

NOTED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA ON PREP SURFACES. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS AT THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE.

minor Facility Condition

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

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.

serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON SITE TO MEASURE THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, SHELVING AND COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

RUSTY BOTTOM METAL SHELVING UNDER THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE RUST.----NOTED PLASTIC ON EXTERIOR METAL SURFACE OF THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXTREMELY DIRTY MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE ...

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

BROKEN SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR THAT OPENS TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.----DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----NOTED DEAD INSECTS IN THE CEILING LIGHT SHIELD AT THE FRONT OF THE KITCHEN. MUST REMO...

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

2023-02-14 Pass License Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS (CUSTOMERS BATHROOM)ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS

2023-02-09 Fail License
CRITICAL 3
serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

3-603.11 ESTABLISHMENT INTURNS TO SERVE UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS (TUNA) WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FO...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NOTED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS (CUSTOMERS BATHROOM)ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS

100
Starbucks Coffee #2445
100
Patio Beef
67
Mura Mura Ramen
73
Misericordia Bakery
41
Starbuck'S Coffee#47361

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health · Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency. · How we score
View official record on city data portal →
Eat or Beat scores are independent editorial analysis of public records and do not represent official government ratings.