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Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations4
- last inspectedOctober 28, 2019
- address37 N Wells St, Chicago 60606
Is Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering clean?
Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 28, 2019. 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 Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND SINK IN REAR WARE WASHING AREA OF FACILITY. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL A HAND SINK UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUES
- ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • STATEMENT OR RECORD THAT FISH USED RAW FOR SUSHI PRODUCT HAS BEEN FROZEN BY DISTRIBUTOR OR IN FACILITY NOT PRESENTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED STATEMENT OR RECORD. PRIORITY VIOLATION , 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUEDcriticalRequired Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • STATEMENT OR RECORD THAT FISH USED RAW FOR SUSHI PRODUCT HAS BEEN FROZEN BY DISTRIBUTOR OR IN FACILITY NOT PRESENTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED STATEMENT OR RECORD. PRIORITY VIOLATION , 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO PROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF COOLERS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.( PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)7-38-005
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER OF RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38-005;NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • PREPACKAGED SUSHI FOODS ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. MUST LABEL PACKAGES WITH FOOD NAME, INGREDIENTS, NET CONTENTS, SOURCE AND LIST OF ALLERGENS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE PREP SERVICE COOLER, DOOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AND DOOR OF CHEST FREEZER ALL AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN EMPLOYEES UNISEX BATHROOMToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN EMPLOYEES UNISEX BATHROOM
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPLACE DAMAGED AND STAINED CEILING TILES OVER DISH WASHING AREA, FOOD PREP AREA AND IN DRY STORAGE AREA
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE THE EMPLOYEES BATHROOM ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND HAVE A WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE ALL TOILETSAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE THE EMPLOYEES BATHROOM ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND HAVE A WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE ALL TOILETS
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
When was Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering last inspected?
Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering has 13 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 2, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2011 | Pass |
Tokyo Lunch Boxes & Catering vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 October 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.