Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2024
• address1482 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya clean?

Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 25, 2024. 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 Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INFORMED THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (EGGS, NOODLES, RICE, & CHICKEN) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-012.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL CLEANING KIT ON SITE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AS IN THE EVENT OF KIT NEEDED IT CAN BE USED TO PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE WITH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT WITH FOOD SPILLAGE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING AT THE DRAIN PIPE OF THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. AS WELL AS THE PIPE AT THE WALL OF THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLAGE AND SPLATTER ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS TRHOUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AS WELL AS THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION ON SITE. INFORMED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST HAVE A FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROVIDED ON SITE.

When was Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya last inspected?

Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya has 16 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Kizuki Ramen And Izakaya
  clean · February 19, 2016
• ✓ Jets Pizza
  clean · November 14, 2025
• ✓ Mars Goose Island
  cooked · July 9, 2019
• ✓ Wrigley Gic Building
  cooked · December 7, 2020
• ✓! Noble Street Pantry
  mid · May 6, 2020
• ✕ Cafe Ballou & Deli
  cooked · December 10, 2019

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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 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.