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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 25, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on March 9, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

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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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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