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Aji Ichiban Store
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 22, 2017
- address2117A S China Pl, Chicago 60616
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Aji Ichiban Store clean?
Aji Ichiban Store is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 22, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Aji Ichiban Store?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 22, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED AN ASSORTMENT OF DRIED FRUITS AND CANDIES DISPLAYED INSIDE 60 TO 80 SMALL SAMPLE BOWLS, STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF DISPLAY CASES, ON SHOWROOM FLOOR. OBSERVED SEVERAL CUSTOMERS STICKING FINGERS INTO BOWLS AND PLACING IN MOUTH THEN PLACING MORE OF PRODUCT INTO MOUTH NO BARRIER USED TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. ASSORTMENT OF DRIED PRODUCT CONSISTED OF LICORICE, DRIED OLIVES, ROSE PLUM, DRIED MANGO, DRIED GINGER, APRICOT, AND DRIED KIWI, NOT PROTECTED. INFORMED MANAGER THAT FOODS MUST BE PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION. MANAGER VOLUNTARY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 8 LBS OF PRODUCT, AT TOTAL VALUE $80.00, DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-005 (A)
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DOOR KNOB ON STORE DOOR(ADJACENT TO FRONT DESK) IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DOOR KNOB ON STORE DOOR(ADJACENT TO FRONT DESK) IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE RESTROOM DOOR IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
When was Aji Ichiban Store last inspected?
Aji Ichiban Store has 8 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| November 22, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2012 | Pass |
Aji Ichiban Store vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 November 22, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.