Wasabi Ramen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 1, 2019
• address2101-2111 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Wasabi Ramen clean?

Wasabi Ramen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 1, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Wasabi Ramen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(O) Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • Violation Codes: 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • Violation Codes: 3-501.17 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE USE BY DATE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • Violation Codes: 3-603.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER OF THE RISK OF CONSUMING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENU.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.11 (A;B;D) Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Violation Codes: 4-101.19 Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLES • Correct By: Friday, October 25, 2019 Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON WALK IN COOLER AND REAR BEVERAGE REACH IN COOLER.STAFF TOILET ROOM DOOR HANGING OFF THE HINGES,LOOSE INTERIOR PANEL INSIDE OF LARGE ICE MACHINE
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FRYER CABINETS,DISH RACKS,WALK IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Violation Codes: 5-203.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REINSTALL A MOPSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER WITH BACK FLOW DEVICE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON SITE IN UTILITY CLOSET THAT WAS REMOVED
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S AND STAFF TOILET ROOMS
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S AND STAFF TOILET ROOMS
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS WHERE NEEDED
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

When was Wasabi Ramen last inspected?

Wasabi Ramen has 6 inspections on record going back to March 23, 2017.

Wasabi Ramen vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Logan Square

• ✓ Wasabi Ramen
  clean · April 14, 2017
• ✓ Bixi Brewery
  clean · June 28, 2018
• ✓ Bixi Brewery
  clean · June 16, 2026
• ✓ Bulerias North Avenue
  clean · April 29, 2025
• ✓ Next/Store
  clean · March 14, 2017
• ✓ Deadbolt
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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 August 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.