Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar
Last inspected: Nov 18, 2019
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Score
Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar appears in inspection records 15 times, starting in 2010. The latest inspection on file is from Nov 18, 2019. High risk indicates the latest inspection turned up problems worth knowing about. The file hasn't been updated since Nov 18, 2019, so take the current picture with that in mind.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around two violations each.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “management, food employee and conditional employee”, showing up two times.
Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar's latest score of 50 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Diners may want to scan the inspection details before deciding to visit.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 18, 2019
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: STATEMENT OR RECORD THAT FISH USED RAW FOR SUSHI PRODUCT HAS BEEN FROZEN BY DISTRIBUTOR OR IN FACILITY NOT PRESENTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED STATEMENT OR RECORD. PRIORITY VIOLATION , 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
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Proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF COOLERS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.( PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)7-38-005
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Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER OF RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38-005;NO CITATION ISSUED)
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: PREPACKAGED SUSHI FOODS ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. MUST LABEL PACKAGES WITH FOOD NAME, INGREDIENTS, NET CONTENTS, SOURCE AND LIST OF ALLERGENS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
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Jun 19, 2018
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jun 14, 2018
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Adequate number, convenient, accessible, designed, and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOR STAFF. HOT WATER HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR, ( HANDLE STRIPPED), UNABLE TO TURN HOT WATER ON FROM FAUCET. HOT WATER CAN ONLY BE RETRIEVED FROM HANDLE UNDERNEATH HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED HANDLE MUST BE REPAIRED BY REINSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
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Feb 8, 2018
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HOT AND COLD WATER FROM FAUCET AT 1- COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER IN PREP AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT FOR HIS VERY FULL HAIRY MUSTACHE. INSTRUTED TO PROVIDE.
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Jul 28, 2017
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CLUTTER BY THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
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Aug 9, 2016
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service
Inspector notes: FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE DISPLAY COOLER AT FRONT COUNTER. (16)PREPACKAGED SUSHI,-CRAB-46.7F,SALMON-49.8F,SHRIMP-50.1F,TUNA-49.0F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. FOOD WAS REMOVED BY OWNER AND DISCARDED-CDI.APPROX 12LBS/COST $100.00.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: UPON WASHING HANDS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK,FOUND NO SOAP FOR WASHING HANDS,ONLY WATER INSIDE PUMP BOTTLE.SHOWED IT TO OWNER WHO ARRIVED .OWNER PUT SOAP INSIDE BOTTLE-CDI. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE ADEQUATE HAND WASING FACILITIES,(SOAP).CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT FAUCET.MUST REPAIR.
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Mar 9, 2016
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Mar 2, 2016
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1419086 DATED 10-1-2015,#38-MUST TIGHTEN THE BASE OF FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK TO REPAIR LEAK.ALSO #45- NO PROOF OF NEW IDPH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE.MUST PROVIDE SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED-7-42-090
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: SEE VIOLATION # 29
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: SEE VIOLATION #29
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Oct 1, 2015
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS AT ALL WINDOW SILLS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT CUSTOMER SITTING AREA AND AT THE WEST SIDE OF SAME STATED AREA AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF COBB WEBS ON THE CEILING AT ALL CORNERS IN THE ABOVE STATED AREAS.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULBS OR LIGHT SHIELDS AT THE SMALL HOT HOLDING UNIT LOCATED ABOVE THE 2DOOR CABINET.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE IN THE LADIES RESTROOM AT THE HAND SINK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE SO AS TO RUN WITH HOT WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SECS AT ALL TIMES.RESTROOM HAS 2 HAND SINKS. ALSO MUST TIGHTEN THE BASE OF THE LARGE 3-COMP SINK TO REPAIR LEAK.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE ALL FOOD PREP AT STAFF MEMBERS WITH THEIR ILLINOIS FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATION AT ALL TIMES. DURING INSPECTION FOUND 1 STAFF MEMBER WITHOUT THE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENT.
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Jul 14, 2014
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: SOAP CONTAINER AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.
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Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored
Inspector notes: MUST STORE SCOOPER FOR RICE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTACT FROM HANDLE.
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Dec 17, 2013
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN THE FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE THE DUST AND GREASE. ALSO NOTED A LEAK A THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AT THE LARGE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Mar 8, 2013
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: MUST PROPERLY STORE FORKS AT THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WITH THE HANDLES UP AT ALL TIMES.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ALL RICE COOKERS, AND LOWER SHELVES OF ALL PREP TABLES.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.
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Jan 4, 2012
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PREP AREA CUTTING BAORDS WITH DARK PITS ON SURFACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED CUTTING BOARDS.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL COLD AND HOT WATER HANDLES STRIPPED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK CLUTTERED. MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER/KEEP INTERIOR OF SINK CLEAN AND EMPTY.
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Apr 11, 2011
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Water source: safe, hot & cold under city pressure
Inspector notes: All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL AND AT POT WASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE RUNNING HOT WATER PER CITY CODE AT ALL SINKS, 110 F. CRITICAL VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER ON SITE AT THIS TIME AND RUNNING HOT WATER IS RESTORED AT ALL SINKS THROUGHOUT AT 110 F.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETER INSIDE SUSHI/DRINK REACH IN DISPLAY COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
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Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn
Inspector notes: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. OBSERVED 2 PREP FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
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Sep 28, 2010
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar on file is from Nov 18, 2019. The public record contains 15 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar?
Across the inspection record, “management, food employee and conditional employee” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar.
Has Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Tokyo Lunch Box and Sake Bar — Tokyo Lunch Box & Sake Bar means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
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