Kuma San Japanese Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2023
• address2441-2443 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Kuma San Japanese Restaurant clean?

Kuma San Japanese Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 9, 2023. 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 Kuma San Japanese Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED THE HALLWAY HAND WASHING SINK USED FOR THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK BLOCKED BY A COOKING POT. MANAGER REMOVED. INSTRUCTED ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL PREP AND DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE HALLWAY STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE HALLWAY STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR EQUIPMENT OR SHELVING. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR WALLS OR EQUIPMENT. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS: SUSHI PREP TWO DOOR COOLER, REAR UNUSED TWO DOOR COOLER.TOASTER OVEN, MICROWAVE OVEN. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • EXTREMELY SLOW DRAINING HAND WASHING SINKS AT THE SUSHI PREP AND DISH WASHING. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A COVER/SEAL FOR ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN ALL AREAS.----RAW WOODEN WALL AT THE DISH WASHING AREA MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. • MUST NOT STORE CHILDREN PLAY PEN AND VARIOUS CHILDREN TOYS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE.FOR EMPLOYEE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE.FOR EMPLOYEE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Kuma San Japanese Restaurant last inspected?

Kuma San Japanese Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2023.

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Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 March 9, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.