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2Am Izakaya
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2025
- address2218 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614
Is 2Am Izakaya clean?
2Am Izakaya is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 2Am Izakaya?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AVAILABLE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE BOTTOM SHELVES IN THE WALK IN FREEZER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE BOTTOM SHELVES IN THE WALK IN FREEZER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA LOCATED NEXT TO WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA LOCATED NEXT TO WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE USED TO REPAIR HOOK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED PROTECTIVE PLASTIC LAYER ON EXTERIOR OF THE 3 DOOR REACH IN/PREP COOLER AT THE PREP LINE. OBSERVED PLASTIC LINER/BAG ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP BELOW 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE ON SINK, GREASE TRAP TOP, AND COOLER.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SMALL TOASTER OVEN AT THE FRONT PREP AREA AT SUSHI PREP TO BE HEAVILY SOILED ON THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND OUTSIDE OF TOASTER WITH GREASE BUILD UP. OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIGHT HAND DEEP FRYER TO BE HEAVILY COVERED IN GREASE DRIPPAGE AND BUILD UP ON THE SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT SURFACES FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. SHUT OFF VALVE LOCATED, BUT MANAGER UNABLE TO PROVIDE CONFIRMATION OF LOCATION OF BACKFLOW DEVICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LOCATE/PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRONT PREP COOLERS, BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, NEXT TO THE GREASE TRAP, THE FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER, AND THE FLOORS UNDER THE REAR DRY STORAGE SHELVES TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS SUCH AS VEGETABLE SCRAPS AND RICE IN WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER SHELVES, BUILD UP OF GREASE UNDER THE PREP COOLERS, AND PLASTIC TRASH IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE OF EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, FOOD SCRAPS, AND GREASE BUILD UP. • OBSERVED THE WOODEN ACCENT POLES/SPINDLES (THE 8 THAT GO FLOOR TO CEILING) AND MANY OF THE BAR HEIGHT WOODEN POLES/SPINDLES AT THE FRONT SUSHI AREA LEADING TO THE REAR/ACROSS FROM BATHROOM ARE UNFINISHED WOOD AND NOT SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON ABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO SEAL AND ENSURE ALL PIECES OF WOOD ARE ADEQUATELY SEALED AND NON ABSORBENT.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ONE (1) OF FOUR (4) LIGHT BULBS TO NOT BE WORKING/ON AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE. • OBSERVED THE FAN COVER IN THE WOMNE'S BATHROOM TO BE HEAVILY COVERED IN DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ONE (1) OF FOUR (4) LIGHT BULBS TO NOT BE WORKING/ON AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE. • OBSERVED THE FAN COVER IN THE WOMNE'S BATHROOM TO BE HEAVILY COVERED IN DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP.
When was 2Am Izakaya last inspected?
2Am Izakaya has 2 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | — | |
| March 11, 2025 | Pass |
2Am Izakaya vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.