Sushi Wabi

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 14, 2011
• address842 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607

Is Sushi Wabi clean?

Sushi Wabi is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 14, 2011. 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 Wabi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • Equipment and utensils should get proper exposure to the sanitizing solution during the rinse cycle. Bactericidal treatment shall consist of exposure of all dish and utensil surfaces to a rinse of clean water at a temperature of not less than 180F. LOW TEMPERATURE GLASS MACHINE NOT SANITIZING, 0 PPM WHILE IN USE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GLASS MACHINE, MUST SANITIZE AT 100 PPM CHLORINE OR 180 F OR ABOVE. ALL GLASSES/MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED IN LOWER LEVEL DISHMACHINE OR IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. VEGETABLE REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED AND RUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS AND REPLACE RUSTED SHELF RACKS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. VEGETABLE REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED AND RUST BUILD UP ON SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS AND REPLACE RUSTED SHELF RACKS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED SLIGHT LIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT CHEMICAL ROOM IN LOWER LEVEL.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT CHEMICAL ROOM IN LOWER LEVEL.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. OBSERVED PREMISES USING PLASTIC CRATES TO ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOOR BY FUSE BOX. MUST REMOVE CRATES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVES TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR.

When was Sushi Wabi last inspected?

Sushi Wabi has 2 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2011.

Sushi Wabi vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West 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 November 14, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.