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Wasabi Cafe

June 11, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER MOUNTED ON A WALL AWAY FROM THE REAR BAR HAND SINK. MUST MOVE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER CLOSE TO THE HAND WASHING SINK.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED ON THE MENU WHERE RAW FOODS ARE DISCLOSED AND REMINDED. MUST POST THE CONSUMER ADVISORY STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN OUTDATED WATER ACTIVITY ANALYSIS LETTER FOR SUSHI RICE FROM MEAT INDUSTRY LABORATORIES, INC. DATED JAN. 15, 2013. MUST PROVIDE A CURRENT WATER AND P.H. ACTIVITY REPORT AND MAINTAIN FOR A MAXIMUM OF 5 YEARS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 29
Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods

Inspector note: DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR VARIANCE OF SUSHI RICE P.H.AND WATER ACTIVITY. SEE VIOLATION #29. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 32
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE REAR KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: PLASTIC TAPE NOTED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR WALLS AT THE SUSHI PREP.---- PEELING PLASTIC PROTECTING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AT SUSHI PREP AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH IN FREEZER AT THE DISH AREA. MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----PLASTIC WRAP BEING USED AS A MEANS OF SECURING LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A MEANS OF REPAIR.----CARDBOARD WRAPPED IN PLASTIC WRAP USED AS NON-SLIP MATTING UNDER CUTTING BOARDS. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAPPED CARDBOARD. MUST USE CLEANABLE MATTING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE RUST ON METAL SHELVING UNDER PREP TABLE AT THE SODA DISPENSING STATION. MUST REMOVE RUST.----INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE UNUSED COOLER NEXT TO THE COOKS LINE. FOOD ENCRUSTED HOT AND COLD FAUCET ON THE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER, SHIELDING, MATTING FOR SHELVING AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: UNUSED PILED WOOD AT THE REAR PATIO GREASE RECEPTACLE AREA. MUST REMOVE PILED WOOD TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PAPER AND TAPE AS A MEANS TO SEAL HOLES IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR KITCHEN.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC TAPE TO SECURE FOOD TIMER ON THE WALL OF THE COOKS LINE. ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----PLASTIC CAULKING AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING/CRACKING. MUST REPLACE. ----EXCESSIVE DIRT ON THE FLOOR AT THE FRONT SUSHI PREP, POOLING LIQUID UNDER THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE GREATER LIGHT INTENSITY INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 18, 2018: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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