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Omakase Shoji

1641 W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL 60622 · Cook County

8cited violations
1serious tier
3inspections
6tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2944019
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025271
2024110

Inspections

  1. Sep 16, 2025 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated Corrected on site

      HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

      OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY A FOOD HANDLER. OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER WASH A POT AND A WHISK WITH A SOAPY PAD, THEN PLACED THEM INTO A DISH RACK AND THEN PICKED UP A KNIFE AND A CUCUMBER AND STARTED PEELING THE CUCUMBER WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. (PRIORITY 7-38-010)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER FANGUARD COVERS AND SHELVING UNITS.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.

  2. Feb 27, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN BOWLS USED TO PREPARE RICE. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO REMOVE BOWLS AND REPLACE WITH APPROVED FOOD CONTACT SURFACE.

    • Serious Priority

      SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

      OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHMACHINE. WHEN WATER IS DRAINED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SIN, WATER BACKS OUT OF THE FLOOR DRAIN AND ON TO THE FLOOR; WATER ALSO BACKS UP INTO ADJACENT COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE AREA. THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED SINK PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED UNSEALED BRICK WALL IN FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO SEAL THE BRICK WALL.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED BROKEN COOLER IN BASEMENT OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.

  3. Mar 19, 2024 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.