Volcano Sushi Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: AN OUTDATED LAB LETTER FOR SUSHI RICE NOW ON PREMISES DATED JUNE 7, 2015. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A UPDATED LAB LETTER FOR SUSHI RICE AND TO UPDATE LETTER EVERY 5 YEARS AS PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED ON JANUARY 17, 2020. LETTER MUST VERIFY THE PH AND WATER ACTIVITY LEVEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED.
  code 29
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED THREE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING OUT OF THE DISHMACHINE WHEN MACHINE WAS RUNNING AND ONE LIVE ROACH ON THE FLOOR IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND TO HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #60.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: SEE VIO #60.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: SEE VIO #60
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM JANUARY 17, 2020 AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. #49 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. #55 OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT NEEDED CLEANING IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS; CLEAN FLOOR WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED THE WALLS IN THE STORAGE AREA AND KITCHEN NEEDED CLEANING AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT; CLEAN WHERE NEEDED. #56 OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT NEEDED CLEANING IN KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS; CLEAN FLOOR WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED THE WALLS IN THE STORAGE AREA AND KITCHEN NEEDED CLEANING AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT; CLEAN WHERE NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 17, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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