Ramen-San

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 13, 2026
• address1962 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614

Is Ramen-San clean?

Ramen-San is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ramen-San?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • DAMAGED HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • SOME AREAS IN THE UPPER ICE SHOOT AREA OF THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS AND CLOSETS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS AND CLOSETS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED THE WHEELS OF THE COOKS LINE DEEP FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE ENCRUSTED GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • EXTERIOR FAN FILTER AND DOOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE DUST AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, FLOOR BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP AND THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DINING ROOM BAR DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON THE REAR OUTDOOR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.-----EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE STREET SCOOTERS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE LIGHT BULB IN THE EXHAUST HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE LIGHT BULB IN THE EXHAUST HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NUMEROUS INVALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UP TO DATE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NUMEROUS INVALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UP TO DATE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

When was Ramen-San last inspected?

Ramen-San has 19 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ramen-San 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 33% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

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  clean · November 20, 2015
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  clean · November 20, 2015
• ✓! Urban Burger Bar
  mid · September 17, 2015
• ✓! Dog Joint
  mid · December 17, 2018
• ✓ Uprising Wood Fired Pizza Cafe
  clean · August 9, 2017
• ✓ Uprising Wood Fired Pizza Cafe
  clean · December 10, 2015

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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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.