Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 25, 2025
• address3136 N Broadway, Chicago 60657

Is Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen clean?

Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW UNFINISHED WOOD ON THE WALL ON THE EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND ABSORBENT SURFACES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESS ICE BUILD UP INSIDE SEAFOOD AND MEAT CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED IN BASEMEN. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN CHEST FREEZERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA ALSO OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN FRONT AND REAR OF BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, FRONT DINING AREA AND INSIDE THE UNISEX CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULB ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGH BULB AND MAINTAIN INTENSITY LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULB ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGH BULB AND MAINTAIN INTENSITY LIGHTING.

When was Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen last inspected?

Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen has 20 inspections on record going back to December 31, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Yellowtail Sushi & Asian Kitchen vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 June 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.