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Sushi Nova

October 22, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT SANITIZING.0PPM CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-025.TAGGED DISHMACHINE.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS INSIDE COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES.FOUND 16 POUNDS SHRIMP TEMPURA AT 60.2F.PRIORITY VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005 DISPOSED OF 16 POUNDS OF SHRIMP TEMPURA VALUE 100 DOLLARS.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROPERLY COOL COOKED FOOD BEFORE STORING INSIDE COOLERS.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOUND BULK FOOD WITH NO LABELS.(RICE, STARCH,ETC.)MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND FRUIT FLY AND HOUSE FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES.OBSERVED 20 FRUIT FLIES AND 5 HOUSE FLIES ON WALLS BY DISHWASHING AREAS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A.MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND ELIMINATE FLIES.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: FOODHANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.MUST PROVIDE.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 12, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.