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Hamachi Sushi Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 23, 2026
- address2801 W Howard St, Chicago 60645
Is Hamachi Sushi Bar clean?
Hamachi Sushi Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Hamachi Sushi Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • NOTED SOME EMPLOYEES AT THE PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS OR PROTECTION. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS OR PROTECTION AT ALL TIMESPersonal Cleanliness • NOTED SOME EMPLOYEES AT THE PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS OR PROTECTION. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS OR PROTECTION AT ALL TIMES
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSID THE DOOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE. • CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED STAINED WALLS WITH GREASE SPLASHED ON WALLS BY THE KITCHEN STOVE AAND REAR AREA WITH REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL WALLS. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE COOKING PREP AREA.
When was Hamachi Sushi Bar last inspected?
Hamachi Sushi Bar has 19 inspections on record going back to September 5, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 20, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2016 | Pass |
Hamachi Sushi Bar vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 March 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.