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Sushi Payce

January 30, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND COVERED WITH A BLACK AND GREY SUBSTANCE ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS FOR CREATING AND STORING ICE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANTITIZE, AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER PRESENT IN TWO DOOR COOLER IN FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER TO MEASURE INTERNAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSEREVED SHELVES IN 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF THE BAR CLOSEST TO MAIN KITCHEN TO BE HEAVILY RUSTED AND NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SHELVES WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPAIR/PAINT.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM SHELF OF TWO DOOR COOLER LOCATED NEAREST MAIN KITCHEN IN THE FRONT BAR TO BE HEAVILY SOILED AND STICKY FROM SPILLAGE. OBSERVED MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA TO HAVE INTERIOR HEAVILY SOILED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE AND BUILD UP.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP SINK IN BASEMENT HEAVILY SOILED WITH TRASH AND BUILD UP OF SPILLAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL TRASH AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 05/29/2024, REPORT #2595368: #39) - OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. #55) - OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, BEHIND AND BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS AND UNDERNETH DISHWASHING AREA. INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55) OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 29, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings 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.

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