South Coast Sushi

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2019
• address1700 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60616

Is South Coast Sushi clean?

South Coast Sushi is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 12, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at South Coast Sushi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED A CONSUMER ADVISORY NOTICE ON PRINTED MENU BUT NO REMINDER OR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A REMINDER OR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON THE PRINTED MENU HIGHLIGHTING THE SHELLFISH SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • NO LAB LETTER ON PREMISES VERIFYING THE PH AND WATER ACTIVITY LEVEL OF THE SUSHI RICE; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A LETTER MUST BE PROVIDED BY AN APPROVED LABORATORY VERIFYING THAT THEIR SUSHI RICE HAS BEEN TESTED AND THAT IT MUST BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED RUST ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTOR AT THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPAINT GREASE RECEPTOR.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was South Coast Sushi last inspected?

South Coast Sushi has 14 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

South Coast Sushi vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 September 12, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.