Sushi Taku

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVE NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY FROM 1:50PM-2:15PM WHILE TCS ITEMS LIKE SUSHI WERE PREPARED. CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:15PM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHCIAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO KIT ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A KIT WITH ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACK IN PLASTIC DOOR FOR FISH COOLER LOCATED ON TOP OF SUSHI BAR AND LOW BATTERY AT SOAP DISPSENER LOCATED AT SUSHI PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS IN SUSHI PREP AREA COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LID IS ON USED COOKING OIL CONTAINER IS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 54
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP OF GREASE ON HOOD ABOVE MAIN COOK LINE AND BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENT ABOVE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 19, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

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