Zoku Sushi

March 25, 2022 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE PROVIDED ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE OR DESCRIBE THE ITEMS (RAW FISH) THAT CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT "THESE ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED." PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED A RODENT INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. OVER 300 MOUSE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR WASHROOM ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE VANITY AND WALL, ON THE FLOOR BENEATH THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE WASHROOMS, ON THE FLOOR OF THE UTILITY CLOSET, ON THE FLOOR OF THE DINING AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE MUSIC STAND AREA, ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WOOD SUPPORTS OF THE BEVERAGE STATION, ON THE FLOOR AND ALONG THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP COOLER AND FREEZER IN THE MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE STORAGE SHELVES, BEHIND AND AROUND THE ICE MACHINE AND UNDER THE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE USE TAKE OUT CONTAINERS NOT STORED INVERTED AT THE SUSHI PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL CONTAINERS TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTAMINATION.
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE PREP TABLES, WOK STATION, DEEP FRYER, GREASE TRAPS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS ESPECIALLY UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. • MUST SEAL THE OPENING IN THE WALL WHERE THE PIPE GOES INTO THE WALL UNDER THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK IN THE MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 21, 2020: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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