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Sushi Sai

June 1, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD PREP STAFF. OBSERVED SUSHI FOOD PREP STAFF NOT USING GLOVES WHILE PREPARING READY-TO-EAT FOODS (CUTTING AND HANDLING CUCUMBERS TO MAKE SUSHI). THERE WAS BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS AT THIS TIME.(CUTING AND HANDLING CUCUMBERS TO MAKE SUSHI). INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THERE IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS AT ANYTIME. GLOVES MUST ALWAYS BE USED WHEN IN CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED.
code 6Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION AT 11:30 A.M. FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND COOKED.AT 11:48 A.M. CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANGER ARRIVED WITH HIS VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER PRESENT WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED, SERVED AND COOKED.CDI.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO SHELVING RACKS NEXT TO THE HAND WASHING SINK ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER STATION IN EXTREMLY POOR REPAIR.FOUND ABOVE SHELVES ROUGH AND WATER DAMAGED. MUST REPAIR, REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SO AS TO HAVE SHELVING RACKS WITH SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOUND STAINLESS STEEL SHELVING RACK NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER,THE LEFT HAND SIDE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE GRIME AND GREASE BUILD-UP.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND DIRTY WALL AND PIPE AT WALL NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND GRIME BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKS AT BOTH HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLES AT THE 3-COMP SINK.INSTRUCTED TO TIGHTEN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.ALSO ONLY FOUND 2 WORKING SINK STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE 3-WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3-COMP SINK TO PROPERLY SET-UP FOR WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 1, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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