Sushi Samba

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 11, 2014
• address504 N Wells St, Chicago 60654

Is Sushi Samba clean?

Sushi Samba is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 11, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Sushi Samba?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS ESPECIALLY THE BULK ITEMS ON PREMISES WITH NAMES OF PRODUCT
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS ESPECIALLY THE BULK ITEMS ON PREMISES WITH NAMES OF PRODUCT
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NOTED MULTI USE UTENSILS(PLATES,CUPS,BOWLS ETC) ON SHELVES AT THE REAR PREP AREAS NOT PROPER STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS DURING STORAGE OR PROVIDE A PROTECTIVE COVER TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND CONTAMINATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NOTED MULTI USE UTENSILS(PLATES,CUPS,BOWLS ETC) ON SHELVES AT THE REAR PREP AREAS NOT PROPER STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS DURING STORAGE OR PROVIDE A PROTECTIVE COVER TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS IN MAIN PREP AREA. REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, DUST/DIRT. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING TILES, VENTS, THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE REMOVE HAVY DUST/DIRT BUILD-UP. MUST REMOVE HOOD FROM WALLS ON 3RD FL DISH MACHINE AREA AND HOT WATER HEATER CLOSET. MUST SEAL BRICKS ON BASEMENT AND HOLES IN THE WALL NEAR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST FIX THE WALL ACROSS FROM OFFICE PANEL IS LOOSE
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS IN MAIN PREP AREA. REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, DUST/DIRT. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING TILES, VENTS, THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE REMOVE HAVY DUST/DIRT BUILD-UP. MUST REMOVE HOOD FROM WALLS ON 3RD FL DISH MACHINE AREA AND HOT WATER HEATER CLOSET. MUST SEAL BRICKS ON BASEMENT AND HOLES IN THE WALL NEAR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST FIX THE WALL ACROSS FROM OFFICE PANEL IS LOOSE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE HOT WATER FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND AT THE HAND WASH SINK BY THE COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sushi Samba last inspected?

Sushi Samba has 12 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2010.

Sushi Samba vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 11, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.