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Nori Sushi & Noodle Shop

August 5, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: NOTED COOKED EEL WRAPPED IN FOIL AND BEING HELD HOT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 125.F INSIDE THE SUSHI PREP TOASTER OVEN. REVIEWED ALL HOT HELD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT A MINIMUM OF 135.F OR ABOVE. EEL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
    code 21
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 2 LBS SPICY MAYO INSIDE THE COOKS LINE REACH-IN RED COOLER HELD AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 53.4F. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: NOTED THE COOKS LINE RED REACH-IN COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED AT 50.F WITH TCS FOOD SUCH AS SPICY MAYO AT 53.4F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F. C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 33
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WOKS COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: COOKS WOK LINE THREE DOOR COOLER WITH A TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON FAR LEFT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR DISPOSABLE FOOD GRADE BAGS. • MUST NOT USE TAPE, FOAM OR CARDBOARD AS GUARD ON EDGES OF THE COOKS WOK LINE HAND WASHING SINK AND AS A SPLASH GUARD AT THE SAME SINK. MUST USE CLEANABLE MATERIALS.----RAW WOODEN PALLET UNDER THE DISH ROOM BOX FREEZER MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE NON-ABSORBENT.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: GREASE TRAP UNDER THE SMALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE PAPER TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOORS UNDER THE SMALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DIRT AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REFRIGERATION/FREEZER ROOM, WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED NEWLY INSTALLED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ON FLOORS AND WALLS UNABLE TO CLEAN WITH BUMPY UNEVEN SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CUT/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. WALL AT ENTRANCE TO THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM IN POOR REPAIR, BROKEN WITH OPEN CREVICES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----NOTED POOLING LIQUID ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE THE SUSHI PREP COOLER. MUST REMOVE POOLING WATER AND REPAIR ANY LEAK FROM SUSHI COOLER.----PEELING PAINT ON THE WALL INSIDE THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MUST REMOVE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 20, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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