Ukai Japanese Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: ROACH ACTIVITY NOTED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON BASE OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT, TWO LIVE ROACHES ON FLOOR ALONG GLUE BOARD NEAR STORAGE SHELVES IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND BASEMENT AREAS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON KITCHEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 8 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.

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