Nori Chicago

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FLYING INSECTS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA, LIVE ROACH ON TOP OF OUTLET UNDER SUSHI COUNTER IN FRONT PREP AREA. ROACH ACTIVITY NOTED ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS BEHIND REACH-IN COOLER AND FREEZERS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS(GREASE BUILDUP), COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, COOLERS, SHELVING UNITS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND BEVERAGE AREAS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, BEVERAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS(DEAD ROACHES, FOOD DEBRIS, ETC)
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL OPENING IN LOWER WALL UNDER EXPOSED SINK IN SUSHI PREP AREA. CLEAN ALONG BASEBOARDS IN PREP AREA(FOOD DEBRIS). REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS(DUST BUILDUP).
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN PREP, BEVERAGE AND STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 5, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.