Kai Sushi

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2026
• address600 N Kingsbury St, Chicago 60654

Is Kai Sushi clean?

Kai Sushi is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Kai Sushi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER ON PSUSHI PREP LINE AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: FISH AT 48.1F AND FISH AT 50.0F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $100. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED 2 DOOR COOLER AT SUSHI PREP LINE CONTAINING TCS ITEMS SUCH AS FISH MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 52.1F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN COOLER SO THAT IT MAINTAINS A PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED BROKEN THERMOMETER INSIDE COUNTERTOP COOLER USED TO STORE CUT FISH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETER.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET IN INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISH AREA OPPOSITE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SEVERAL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CARDS ONSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SEVERAL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CARDS ONSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY HAS EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Kai Sushi last inspected?

Kai Sushi has 7 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2021.

Kai Sushi vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.