Sushi Taku

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN WAITSTAFF PREP AREA WITH A MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 69 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HAND WASHING SINK HAS A MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 F PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK AND PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IS CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DETERGENT AND SANITIZER TUBES OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN USE AND HOOKED UP TO DEGREASER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ONLY FOOD CONTACT SURFACE-APPROVED CHEMICALS ARE USED IN THE PROCESS OF WASHING DISHES. MANAGER REMOVED DEGREASER PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 28

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 29, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.