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Ponzu Sushi
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2017
- address2407 N Clark St, Chicago 60614
Is Ponzu Sushi clean?
Ponzu Sushi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ponzu Sushi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; REAR PREP AND BEHIND THE SUSHI BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN BOTH AREAS AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; REAR PREP AND BEHIND THE SUSHI BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN BOTH AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION ON KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, CEILING VENT IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM HAS DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION ON KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, CEILING VENT IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM HAS DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA, NEAR EXIT DOOR, WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Ponzu Sushi last inspected?
Ponzu Sushi has 14 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| January 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2013 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Ponzu Sushi 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 36% 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 January 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.