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854 W RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60607
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-09-10; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-09-10), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-09-10: Canvass Re-Inspection
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED
- Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (SUSHI, TUNA). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 6-301.14: MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINK IN BAR AND AT SUSHI PREP LINE. INSTD TO PROVIDE HANDWASH SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C): EXCESSIVE CALCIUM/LIME ACCUMULATION ON EXTERIOR TOP OF WAREWASHING UNIT ON 11TH FLOOR. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. EXCESSIVE BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON CAULKING AT TOP BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON 1ST FLOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE BLACK SUBSTANCE AND MAINTAIN CAULKING.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.11: SMALL HOLES NOTED IN WALLS ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK 1ST FLOOR. INSTD TO SEAL HOLES AND MAINTAIN SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE
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