Sakura Karaoke Lounge

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 2, 2014
• address234 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Sakura Karaoke Lounge clean?

Sakura Karaoke Lounge is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 2, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Sakura Karaoke Lounge?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 2, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK ITEMS IN REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE LABELED
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK ITEMS IN REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE LABELED
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RACKS WITHIN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS WITH RUST AND PEELING PAINT. REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE INTERIOR RACKS TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RACKS WITHIN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS WITH RUST AND PEELING PAINT. REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE INTERIOR RACKS TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
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  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZERS IN KITCHEN AND REAR STORAGE ROOM UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ICE MACHINE, DISH MACHINE, AND STOVE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE EQUIPMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ICE MACHINE, DISH MACHINE, AND STOVE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL LARGE EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING VENTS WITHIN BATHROOMS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENTS WITHIN WASHROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING VENTS WITHIN BATHROOMS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENTS WITHIN WASHROOM.
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  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DIRTY/MILDEWY SEALANT ON INTERIOR OF SINK. ALL DIRTY/MILDEWY SEALANT MUST BE REMOVED AND SINK MUST BE SEALED IN A CLEAN AND SANITARY MANNER AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM FLUSHING HANDLE FOR LADIES ROOM TOILET. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER WITHIN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS WITHIN KITCHEN. ALL REFRIGERATORS NEED EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS THAT ARE CHECKED OFTEN BY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT REFRIGERATORS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER WITHIN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS WITHIN KITCHEN. ALL REFRIGERATORS NEED EASY TO READ THERMOMETERS THAT ARE CHECKED OFTEN BY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT REFRIGERATORS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
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  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED DRY STORAGE AND SODA/BEER STORED ON FLOOR OF REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM. ALL FOOD/DRINK MUST BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF OF FLOOR. OBSERVED REAR STORAGE ROOM WITH EXCESS EQUIPMENT. MUST GET RID OF ANY UNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT HARBORAGE.

When was Sakura Karaoke Lounge last inspected?

Sakura Karaoke Lounge has 6 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2013.

Sakura Karaoke Lounge vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 47% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 304 clean, 56 mid, 281 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 2, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.