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Akiro Chicago Llc
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 4, 2025
- address546 N Wells St, Chicago 60654
Is Akiro Chicago Llc clean?
Akiro Chicago Llc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Akiro Chicago Llc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED WASTE WATER PIPES OVER THE DISHWASHING ROOM LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE BASEMENT AREA.MUST INSTALL BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM POTENTIAL LEAKS AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED WASTE WATER PIPES OVER THE DISHWASHING ROOM LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE BASEMENT AREA.MUST INSTALL BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM POTENTIAL LEAKS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER RAISED STORAGE RACKS FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER AND WALK-IN-FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOORS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES ON BOTH WASHROOM DOORS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WOMEN WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOORS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES ON BOTH WASHROOM DOORS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WOMEN WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING ALONG THE DISHMACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR BASEMENT DISHWASHING ROOM.MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
When was Akiro Chicago Llc last inspected?
Akiro Chicago Llc has 2 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 30, 2025 | — |
Akiro Chicago Llc vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 September 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.