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Akahoshi Ramen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address2340 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Akahoshi Ramen clean?
Akahoshi Ramen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Akahoshi Ramen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED RAMEN BOWLS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID BOWLS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED RAMEN BOWLS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID BOWLS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PREP TABLE SHELVING LOCATED IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA WITH RUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED LARGE PASTRY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA USED FOR DOUGH PREPARATION. INSRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALTERNATIVE WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZING PROCEDURES FOR SAID EQUIPMENT.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED LARGE PASTRY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA USED FOR DOUGH PREPARATION. INSRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALTERNATIVE WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZING PROCEDURES FOR SAID EQUIPMENT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ORGANIC DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDERNEATH LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE EQUIPMENT ON FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was Akahoshi Ramen last inspected?
Akahoshi Ramen has 7 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2026 | — | |
| November 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2024 | — | |
| November 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 7, 2023 | Fail |
Akahoshi Ramen vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.