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Cafe Sushi-Wells
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 18, 2023
- address1342 N Wells St, Chicago 60610
Is Cafe Sushi-Wells clean?
Cafe Sushi-Wells is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 18, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Sushi-Wells?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • FROZEN RAW FISH HAS BEEN THAWED WHILE STILL WRAPPED IN COMMERICIAL REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP). PACKAGING MUST BE REMOVED FROM FISH IN ROP PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.Approved Thawing Methods Used • FROZEN RAW FISH HAS BEEN THAWED WHILE STILL WRAPPED IN COMMERICIAL REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP). PACKAGING MUST BE REMOVED FROM FISH IN ROP PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • EXTERIOR BACK EXIT DOOR (WHERE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED) HAS AN OPEN GAP ON THE BOTTOM WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS/INSECTS TO ENTER. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE. • INSECT CONTROL DEVICE (FLY STICKERS) IS OVER FOOD PREP AREA. DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT: 1)THEY ARE NOT OVER FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, 2) DEAD INSECTS OR INSECT PARTS DO NOT FALL ONTO EXPOSED FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, OR SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN/PREPARATION AREA IS MISSING. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO ALLOW FOR PROPER WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZER SET UP.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • DRAIN STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN/PREPARATION AREA IS MISSING. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO ALLOW FOR PROPER WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZER SET UP.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED FLOOR OF DUMPSTER STORAGE/ENCLOUSURE SLIGHTLY SOILED. AREA MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED OF UNNESESSARY ITEMS.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED FLOOR OF DUMPSTER STORAGE/ENCLOUSURE SLIGHTLY SOILED. AREA MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED OF UNNESESSARY ITEMS.
When was Cafe Sushi-Wells last inspected?
Cafe Sushi-Wells has 31 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 19, 2025 | — | |
| December 24, 2024 | — | |
| December 11, 2024 | — | |
| August 27, 2024 | — | |
| August 5, 2024 | — | |
| October 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 30, 2023 | — | |
| October 19, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 12, 2022 | Fail | |
| September 28, 2022 | — | |
| April 8, 2021 | — |
Cafe Sushi-Wells 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 0% 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 October 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.