Wabi Sabi Rotary

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2019
• address4521 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago 60640

Is Wabi Sabi Rotary clean?

Wabi Sabi Rotary is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Wabi Sabi Rotary?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • LABEL FOOD BOTTLES/CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME,ONCE IS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS - -
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREAAA,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE. -
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • HOOD FILTERS AND DEEP FRYER WITH EXCESS OF GREASE NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE UNIT. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • RAW WOOD UNDER AND BEHIND THE SUSHI COOLER AND THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDED SHELVES ACROSS THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. RAW WOOD PANEL WALLS ABOVE THE SUSHI/PREP AREA NOT CLEANABLE,REPLACE. REMOVE EXCESS BLACK SUBSTANCE FROM FLOOR TILES AND FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF ICE MACHINE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • A 100-0367 OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED

When was Wabi Sabi Rotary last inspected?

Wabi Sabi Rotary has 7 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2016.

Wabi Sabi Rotary vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 March 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.