Chicago Shark Fish, Inc

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2023
• address9800 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is Chicago Shark Fish, Inc clean?

Chicago Shark Fish, Inc is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 26, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Shark Fish, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005) (CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME ON THE INSPECTION REPORT DATED FOR 12/15/2023 REPORT #2587067. #47- 4-101.19 : OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.#49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES).#55-: 6-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED UNCLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, SOILED UNCLEAN CARDBOARD USED AS A FLOOR RUNNER AT FRYER DOOR. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT ENTRANCE AT WALK IN FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD, CLEAN AND REPAIR PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME ON THE INSPECTION REPORT DATED FOR 12/15/2023 REPORT #2587067. #47- 4-101.19 : OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.#49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES).#55-: 6-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED UNCLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, SOILED UNCLEAN CARDBOARD USED AS A FLOOR RUNNER AT FRYER DOOR. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT ENTRANCE AT WALK IN FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD, CLEAN AND REPAIR PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Chicago Shark Fish, Inc last inspected?

Chicago Shark Fish, Inc has 16 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chicago Shark Fish, Inc vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 26, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.