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MURA MURA RAMEN

1217 W DEVON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

MURA MURA RAMEN has been inspected 5 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 14, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 21, 2025, found no infractions.

2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food source, labelling and allergens and Pests.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times on September 25, 2024. For example: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 2 times on September 25, 2024. For example: PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times on September 25, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on September 25, 2024. For example: CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on December 14, 2023. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

5 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Non-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • ----NOTED PLASTIC TARP USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR IN THE CEILING OF THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST MAKE ALL CEILING REPAIRS TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
  4. Canvass

    13 infractions

    • 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
      • NOTED VARIOUS TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED PORK, COOKED PORK BROTH AND COOKED PORK INSIDE STUFFED BUNS HELD UNDER REFRIGERATION OVERNIGHT WITHOUT DATE LABELS OF EXPIRATION DATES. NO LABELS OF ANY KIND ON ANY FOODS. REVIEWED PROPER DATE LABELING OF SUCH FOODS MUST HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 25. CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
      • MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS SUCH AS SOFT BOILED EGGS USED FOR ALL RAMEN BOWLS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOOD ON BOTH THE PRINTED AND VIRTUAL MENUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • NOTED APPROXIMATELY 7 LIVE ROACHES INCLUDING BABY ROACHES UNDER AND AROUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, GREASE TRAP AND SHELVING ABOVE BOX FREEZER. RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR ROACHES AND INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL ROACH ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • NOTED THE REAR KITCHEN EXIT/ENTRANCE NOT PROTECTED FROM PESTS. HANGING MESH CURTAIN OBSERVED WITH LARGE OPENING IN THE MIDDLE AND NOT TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES. MUST PROVIDE A SCREENED DOOR TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES, NO HOLES/OPENINGS.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST NOT USE/STORE PLASTIC CUPS WITHOUT HANDLES FOR SCOOPS INSIDE THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE FREEZERS. MUST BE WASHABLE MATERIAL.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED HANGING CLOTH CURTAINS SEPARATING THE KITCHEN FROM THE FRONT COUNTER EXTREMELY DIRTY/SOILED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN DIRTY, GREASY WITH ALL STORED ITEMS STORED ON SHELVING GREASY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.----OBSERVED PEELING PLASTIC ON METAL SURFACE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNIT. MUST REMOVE ALL PLASTIC FROM ALL METAL SURFACES.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INTERIOR OF THE SMALL MICROWAVE OVEN EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY UNEVEN AND BUMPY ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS AND THROUGHOUT WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREP, DISH AND FRONT COUNTER AREAS. MUST REMOVE/CUT DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----NOTED PLASTIC TARP USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR IN THE CEILING OF THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST MAKE ALL CEILING REPAIRS TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL.-----FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND DEAD ROACHES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE MOP SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE INVERTED.
  5. License

    4 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

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