Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2026
• address2547 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine clean?

Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A PEST INFESTATION OF LIVE INSECTS AND EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. OBSERVED 15 LIVE COCKROACHES IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS AND DRY STORAGE AREAS IN AND UNDER STORAGE SHELVES, ON PAPER AND TAKEOUT GOODS, ON THE BACK OF THE CUTTING BOARD STORED AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER DOOR. ALSO OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS, STORAGE CABINETS AND FLYING AROUND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND ABOVE SPICES IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED APPROX. 200 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND OUTLET BEHIND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, BREAK/OFFICE AREA, ON THE FLOOR AND ON PALLETS AND ROLLING CARTS USED AS STORAGE AND ELEVATION FOR FREEZERS, INSIDE OF THE FREEZER MOTOR HOUSING UNITS, ON THE FLOOR OF THE WASHROOMS AND REAR STORAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES AND ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • DISCARD ROACH CONTAMINATED PAPER BAGS AND CARDBOARD USED FOR TAKEOUT STORAGE FROM THE PREMISES.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • DISCARD ROACH CONTAMINATED PAPER BAGS AND CARDBOARD USED FOR TAKEOUT STORAGE FROM THE PREMISES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD BUILDUP INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS THROUGHOUT, EXTERIOR OF ALL GREASE TRAPS LOCATED IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS, PREP TABLES, MICROWAVES, STORAGE SHELVES, LEDGES, PALLETS AND ROLLING CARTS USED AS ELEVATION FOR COOLERS, MOTOR HOUSINGS OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, WOK STATION, AND STOVE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • SEAL ALL OPEN GAPS AND CREVASSES BETWEEN AND ABOVE BASEBOARD TILE IN THE FOOD PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA AROUND MOP SINK AND FREEZERS. • CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS ESPECIALLY WHERE SOILED BY INSECT ACTIVITY AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2623348 ON 9/5/25 NOT CORRECTED: 47 - NOTED TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET REPAIRED WITH TAPE INSIDE THE TALL TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE. 49 - MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OF PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN OR CARDBOARD AS LINER INSIDE ANY COOLERS AND FREEZERS.----NOTED RAW WOODEN SHELVING ADJACENT TO THE MOP SINK MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. 49 - EXCESSIVE FOOD SPILLAGE INSIDE THE WHITE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER AT THE PREVIOUS DINING AREA NOW FREEZER STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 51 - NOTED PIPING UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEING PROPPED UP BY A DIRTY PAINT CAN. MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY SECURE PLUMBING AS NEEDED.----LEAK FROM PIPING NEXT TO THE HOT WATER TANK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPE. 55 - NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS FOR BUSINESS OPERATION MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. 55 - WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE SOUTH WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2623348 ON 9/5/25 NOT CORRECTED: 47 - NOTED TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET REPAIRED WITH TAPE INSIDE THE TALL TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE. 49 - MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OF PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN OR CARDBOARD AS LINER INSIDE ANY COOLERS AND FREEZERS.----NOTED RAW WOODEN SHELVING ADJACENT TO THE MOP SINK MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. 49 - EXCESSIVE FOOD SPILLAGE INSIDE THE WHITE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER AT THE PREVIOUS DINING AREA NOW FREEZER STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 51 - NOTED PIPING UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEING PROPPED UP BY A DIRTY PAINT CAN. MUST REMOVE AND PROPERLY SECURE PLUMBING AS NEEDED.----LEAK FROM PIPING NEXT TO THE HOT WATER TANK INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPE. 55 - NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS FOR BUSINESS OPERATION MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. 55 - WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE SOUTH WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine last inspected?

Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine has 20 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kimberli Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 July 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.