Pancake Cafe Aji Sushi
3801-3809 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 6 of 12 graded inspections since 2021.
- Last inspected Aug 18, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 11, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 9 times, plus 20 other repeat issues.
- #5 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2025
- Passed Aug 18
Complaint Re-Inspection
7 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Failed Aug 11
Complaint
12 violations
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Passed Mar 25
Canvass Re-Inspection
1 violation
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Failed Mar 20
Canvass Re-Inspection
12 violations
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Personal cleanliness
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- Allergen training as required
- Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Previous core violation corrected
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