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Kai Sushi
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 14, 2025
- address3819 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Kai Sushi clean?
Kai Sushi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Kai Sushi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE FRONT EXIT/ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH AND OPEN 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS AND IN BETWEEN DOORS. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Kai Sushi last inspected?
Kai Sushi has 17 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 27, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 16, 2024 | — | |
| December 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 11, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2019 | Fail |
Kai Sushi vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 November 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.