Sushi Usagi Ya

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 29, 2016
• address1178 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Sushi Usagi Ya clean?

Sushi Usagi Ya is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sushi Usagi Ya?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINED. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINED. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT, STORAGE AND PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND STOCK ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE AND STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE BAR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT, STORAGE AND PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND STOCK ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE AND STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE BAR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND THE WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THE CEILING TILES ABOVE IT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED OT CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND THE WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THE CEILING TILES ABOVE IT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED OT CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND THE FAUCET NOT SECURELY AFFIXED TO THE BASE OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND CLUTTER IN THE STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE BAR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE THE AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.

When was Sushi Usagi Ya last inspected?

Sushi Usagi Ya has 11 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2011.

Sushi Usagi Ya vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 29, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.