Sushi Usagi Ya

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOUND BLACK, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE AND A PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF ICE MACHINE (WATER DISPENSER AND COVER). TAGGED ICE MACHINE "HELD FOR INSPECTION" BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND ALL BACK OF HOUSE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. FOUND TIN FOIL BEING USED ON COOKING SURFACES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND DIRT BUILDUP ON FLOOR BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND STORE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.