Pokeworks

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2019
• address79 E Madison St, Chicago 60602

Is Pokeworks clean?

Pokeworks is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 21, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pokeworks?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING  TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (RAW SALMON) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • MUST OBTAIN VARIANCE FOR SUSHI RICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LETTER FROM A CERTIFIED LAB, VERIFYING THE pH OF THE SUSHI RICE OR KEEP A pH METER ONSITE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING THE pH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • SEE VIOLATION #29
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • SEE VIOLATION #29
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK SUGAR STORAGE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME. • OBSERVED GRAB & GO FOOD ITEMS (SPAM SUSHI SANDWICH AND COCO MANGO PUDDING CUP) ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, LIST MAJOR ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE FOOD SCOOPER BEING STORED IMPROPERLY INSIDE BIN WITH FOOD ITEMS (EX. RAW TUNA, SALMON ETC.). INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE IN-USE FOOD SCOOPER BETWEEN USES.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE FOOD SCOOPER BEING STORED IMPROPERLY INSIDE BIN WITH FOOD ITEMS (EX. RAW TUNA, SALMON ETC.). INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE IN-USE FOOD SCOOPER BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED POTS, PANS AND OTHER COOKING BOWLS TOO LARGE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE POTS, PANS AND BOWLS THAT CAN FULLY SUBMERGE TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ITEMS.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED POTS, PANS AND OTHER COOKING BOWLS TOO LARGE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE POTS, PANS AND BOWLS THAT CAN FULLY SUBMERGE TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ITEMS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED COLD WATER NOZZLE NOT FUNCTIONING. PERSON IN CHARGE RESTORED COLD WATER DURING INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPOSED DRY WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE MENTIONED AREA TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

When was Pokeworks last inspected?

Pokeworks has 5 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2017.

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Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 October 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.