KAI SUSHI

Address: 1255 S STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60605, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Apr 2, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (42 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-04-02 00:00:00 (Canvass Re-Inspection)
• Fail — 2026-02-09 00:00:00 (Canvass) 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS 4 LBS OF SHRIMP 47.8F, 1 POUND OF POTATOES 48.9F, 1/4 POUND OF SHUMAI 52.8, 3 LBS OF SHELLED EGGS. MANAGER D
• Pass — 2025-06-18 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILIT
• Fail — 2025-06-16 00:00:00 () 29. COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments: OBSERVED NO SUSHI RICE LAB LETTER NOR A PH METER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE PH OF SUSHI RICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EITHER A LAB LE
• Fail — 2025-06-11 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT WOMEN EMPLOYEE BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 77.5F AT THE TIME OF INS
• Pass — 2024-07-01 00:00:00 () 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: FEMALE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ANYONE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONT
• Out of Business — 2024-02-15 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2023-10-04 00:00:00 () 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQU
• Fail — 2023-09-27 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS OF THE SUSHI FOOD PREP AREA AND CUS
• Out of Business — 2023-09-26 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2023-02-23 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2023-02-21 00:00:00 () 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE - Comments: 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER ONLY R
• Pass — 2022-08-24 00:00:00 () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: 3-304.14 OBSERVED TOWELS ON COUNTER. INSTRUCTERD MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TOWELS ARE KEPT IN AN APPROPRIATE SANITIZER SOLUTION. | 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD C
• Fail — 2022-08-11 00:00:00 () 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• Pass — 2022-01-10 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: SIDES OF CABINETS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN |
• Pass — 2021-11-09 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOOD STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE 1-DOOR FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INST
• Fail — 2021-11-01 00:00:00 () 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER GRASPING READY TO EAT FOOD (SUSHI RICE) WITH BARE HAND. FOOD EMPLOYEES
• Pass — 2021-10-27 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• Pass — 2020-02-07 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-11-29 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: 2-101.11 FOUND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (RAW

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