Ichiban Sushi Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2016
• address1422 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Ichiban Sushi Cafe clean?

Ichiban Sushi Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 26, 2016. 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 Ichiban Sushi Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FAUCET HANDLES OF EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE OR AVAILABLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RICE, SUSHI), NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY AND HAVE VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY AND HAVE VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 7/9/15 REPORT 1560047 NOT CORRECTED: 32 OBSERVED GEASE TRAP COVERED WITH CARDBOARD, WITH RUST AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD CARDBOARD, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 43 OBSERVED USED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS NO PROPERLY STORED IN SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE RAGS PROPERLY 10/09/2015 45 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIIFCATIONS ONSITE AT THIS TIME. PROVIDED MANAGER ON INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN FREEZERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GREADE CONTAINERS.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN FREEZERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GREADE CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLBASE AND IN CORNERS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLBASE AND IN CORNERS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. REPAIR SAME.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

When was Ichiban Sushi Cafe last inspected?

Ichiban Sushi Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2010.

Ichiban Sushi Cafe vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West 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 February 26, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.