✕

Friends Ramen/Muanjai

March 26, 2026 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OVBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. 1 LIVE ROACH ON THE WALL AT THE ENTRY SWING DOOR BY THE SUSHI STATION...1 LIVE ROACH ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE TWO DOOR LOW COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN AREA BY THE DOOR LEADING TO THE MUANJAI SIDE...APPROX 4-5 LIVE ROACHES AT THE SOAP DISPENCER LOCATED ON THE WALL OVER THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA...APPROX 5-10 LIVE ROACHES AROUND THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM...APPROX 5-10 LIVE ROACHES AT THE HOLE OF THE WALL LOCATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROTEIN COOLING UNIT AND 3 LIVE ROACHES ON THE METAL DISH HOLDING STATION IN THE REAR ACROSS FROM THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LONG SKINNY CUTTING BOARD AT THE THAI STATION PREP COOLER BADLY STAINED WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SIDES OF COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN ALL AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN AREA...BAR AREA...SUSHI BAR AREA AND REAR UTILITY SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Out of business on July 17, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Near North Side

See every restaurant in Near North Side →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.