Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 10, 2020
• address2239 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine clean?

Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASHING SINK NOT INSTALLED IN PREP AREA/KITCHEN WHERE COOKED AND RAW FOODS ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SINK AT SAID AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS STILL 0ppm. A DISH RACK INSIDE THE UNIT WITH WASHED UTENSILS: PLASTIC BOTTLES, STRAINER, CUPS, BOWLS ETC. DISH MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE SANITIZER OF 100ppm. TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. TWO DAYS GIVEN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. ON 8-12-20 CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZER SOLUTION PROVIDED AT LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE.PRESENTLY 100ppm.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER ON RAW UNDER COOKED FOODS ON MENU(SUSHI) MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN, ON COMPUTER SHOWS CONSUMER ADVISORY HOWEVER NO DISCLOSURE (BY THE FOOD ITEMS) FOR ALL UNDER COOKED FOODS/SUSHI. ON CARRY OUT AND DELIVERY MENU NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. On 8-12-2020 manager provide disclosure on menu on computer,and all other required documentation.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • FOUND SUSHI RICE LAB LETTER TEST HAS EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST UPDATE SUSHI RICE LAB LETTER ON PREMISES, MUST BE WITHIN 5 YEARS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • DRY FOOD INSIDE PLASTIC WHITE CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE ABOUT FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS IN BASEMENT AREA MUST BE ENCASED OR RELOCATE FOOD ITEMS
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE ABOUT FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS IN BASEMENT AREA MUST BE ENCASED OR RELOCATE FOOD ITEMS
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OUTSIDE REAR SCREEN DOOR MESH BROKEN/HOLES PULLED AWAY FROM FRAME AND BOTTOM IS COVERED WITH CARDBOARD. REPLACE SAID MESH.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO LIDS PROVIDED ON RECEPTACLES INSIDE THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO LIDS PROVIDED ON RECEPTACLES INSIDE THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • EXCESS GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN UNDER RUBBER GASKET.REPLACE • BROKEN CEILING WALLS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AND LIQUOR AREA.MUST BE REPAIRED.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL.MUST BE EASILY CLEANABLE.

When was Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine last inspected?

Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine has 21 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Macku Fine Japanese Cuisine vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ? Crate & Barrel
  cooked · September 30, 2020
• ✓ Sweet Mandy B's
  clean · June 11, 2012
• ✓ Mizu
  clean · January 18, 2012
• ✓! Subway
  mid · July 27, 2011
• ✓! Deli Boutique
  mid · May 15, 2014
• ✓ Toro Sushi
  clean · October 25, 2017

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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 August 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.