Sushi By Weight Llc: health inspection history

Jun 3, 2026 Canvass

• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, and SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Dec 9, 2025 Complaint Re-Inspection

• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF HELPING PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.

Dec 1, 2025 Complaint

• 2.CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATEInspector comment: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS SALMON, TUNA, CRAB).AT 11:30AM CERTIFIED MANAGER JINGXIA CROFTON ARRIVED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN…
• 24.TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDSInspector comment: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS: VARIOUS TYPES OF SUSHI AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48F-50F LOCATED ON FRONT SELF LINE. MANAGER/SERVER STATES FACILITY IS USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL BUT FOUND NO TIMES ON SAID FOOD ITEMS OR NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE. THE TIMER SYSTEM HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES, SAID PROCEDURES SHALL BE…
• 29.COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCPInspector comment: OBSERVED NO SUSHI RICE LAB LETTER NOR A PH METER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE PH OF SUSHI RICE. MANAGER PROVIDE A SUSHI LETTER FROM POKE BURRITO AND AS DIFFERENT ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EITHER A LAB LETTER OR A PH METER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 32.VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODSInspector comment: OBSERVED NO SUSHI RICE LAB LETTER NOR A PH METER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE PH OF SUSHI RICE. MANAGER PROVIDE A SUSHI LETTER FROM POKE BURRITO AND AS DIFFERENT ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EITHER A LAB LETTER OR A PH METER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION COMBINED WITH #29
• 48.WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPSInspector comment: FOUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED; SINK IS LEAKING WHEN WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT IS DRAINED AND WASTE WATER COLLECTED WITH CONTAINER AT THE BUTTOM OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF HELPING PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.
• 57.ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAININGInspector comment: OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 58.ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIREDInspector comment: OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

Apr 3, 2025 License Re-Inspection

No violations listed in this record.

Mar 25, 2025 License

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP/DISPENSING AREA. A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE LOCATED TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN ALL FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD DISPENSING, AND WAREWASHING AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).
• 25.CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODInspector comment: OBSERVED RAW SUSHI ON MENU. MENU HAS DISCLOSURE, FOOTNOTE, AND REMINDER. THE CONSUMER ADVISORY IS MISSING A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATING THAT "THESE ITEMS ARE SERVED RAW". INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO ALL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005.
• 29.COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCPInspector comment: THE MANAGER STATES THAT VINEGAR IS USED AS A PRESERVATIVE FOR SUSHI RICE. HOWEVER, NO PRODUCT ASSESSMENT VERIFYING THE PH FROM A CERTIFIED LAB WAS FOUND. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO PH METER ON SITE CAPABLE OF DETERMINING THE PH OF THE SUSHI RICE. THE MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EITHER A CERTIFIED LAB REPORT OR A PH METER TO DETERMINE THE ADEQUATE PH OF THE SUSHI RICE. PRIORITY…