Shari Sushi Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 8, 2019
• address1925 W Foster Ave, Chicago 60640

Is Shari Sushi Bar clean?

Shari Sushi Bar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2019. 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 Shari Sushi Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ONLY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE THE CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE, MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS AND IN BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED NO RECORDS OF FREEZING FISH FOR PARASITE DESTRUCTION ARE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT SALMON STORED IN FREEZER NEEDS TO BE FROZEN AT LEAST -4F FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS IN FREEZER OR IF STORED AT -31F, FISH NEEDS TO STAY IN FREEZER FOR 15 HOURS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO LAB REPORT FOR SUSHI RICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER WORK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED NO RECORDS OF FREEZING FISH FOR PARASITE DESTRUCTION ARE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT SALMON STORED IN FREEZER NEEDS TO BE FROZEN AT LEAST -4F FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS IN FREEZER OR IF STORED AT -31F, FISH NEEDS TO STAY IN FREEZER FOR 15 HOURS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO LAB REPORT FOR SUSHI RICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER WORK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED IMPROPER DATE MARKING ON TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOOD FOR SAFETY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TCS FOODS WITH THE PROPER USE BY DATE INCLUDING PREP DATE HELD NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED ON MENU, FOOD ITEM IS NOT DISCLOSED AND THERE IS NO REMINDER STATEMENT. ESTABLISHMENT SERVES RAW SUSHI AND SALMON. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Shari Sushi Bar last inspected?

Shari Sushi Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2018.

Shari Sushi Bar vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln 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 November 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.