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Sushi Joon
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 15, 2022
- address5501-5503 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Sushi Joon clean?
Sushi Joon is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 15, 2022. 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 Sushi Joon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES (CORNERS) IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
When was Sushi Joon last inspected?
Sushi Joon has 11 inspections on record going back to December 8, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| September 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2022 | — | |
| October 1, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 27, 2021 | — | |
| September 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2019 | — | |
| April 10, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2016 | Pass |
Sushi Joon vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 15, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.