Ej Sushi

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FRONT SUSHI BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE OR MAINTAINED. OBSERVED CLEAN DISHES BEING STORED INSIDE THE SINK AND PAPER TOWELS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO SINK. ALSO OBSERVED SUSHI CHEF USING THE ADJACENT ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK FOR HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. MUST NOT STORE ANY ITEMS IN SINK AND PAPER TOWELS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. MUST NOT USE ANY FOOD PREP SINKS FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE FREEZER. MUST NOT WASH AND REUSE "ZIPLOC" DISPOSABLE BAGS FOUND DRYING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL CLEAN POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUSHI PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN SINK AND ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST NOT USE PAPER OR CARDBOARD AS A LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN. MUST BE A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DIRTY INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HANGING CLOTH CURTAINS IN ENTRANCE WAY TO REAR KITCHEN FOUND DIRTY AND STAINED. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE BOX FREEZER FOUND WITH FROZEN FOODS IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM CLOSET. DRY FOOD MUST NOT BE STORED IN THE BUILDINGS REAR HALLWAY THAT HAS PUBLIC ACCESS FROM THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ABOVE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT INSIDE THE ICE WITH HANDLE IN ICE.
  code 43
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 17, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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