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Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations4
- last inspectedNovember 14, 2019
- address1258 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market clean?
Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 14, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, 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 ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010.
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalProper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA IN POOR REPAIRS WITH MISSING KNOB AT THE COLD WATER FAUCET.INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAND HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND WASH SINK AT ALL TIMES WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY #7-38-030(C).
- ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • NOTED CONTAINERS SHELLFISH (OYSTERS)INSIDE THE FRONT DISPLAY CASE WITH MULTIPLE TAGS (COMINGLING)IN ONE CONTAINER AND NO TAGS IN ANOTHER CONTAINER AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ALWAYS HAVE TAGS ATTACHED TO THE EACH BATCH UNTIL THE LAST PRODUCT IS USED AND THEN THE TAG MUST BE STORED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS IN A FOLDER. ALSO MUST NOT MIX BATCHES OF SHELLFISH EVEN IF THE ARE FROM THE SAME PRODUCER. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 50 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $140.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.criticalRequired Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • NOTED CONTAINERS SHELLFISH (OYSTERS)INSIDE THE FRONT DISPLAY CASE WITH MULTIPLE TAGS (COMINGLING)IN ONE CONTAINER AND NO TAGS IN ANOTHER CONTAINER AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ALWAYS HAVE TAGS ATTACHED TO THE EACH BATCH UNTIL THE LAST PRODUCT IS USED AND THEN THE TAG MUST BE STORED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS IN A FOLDER. ALSO MUST NOT MIX BATCHES OF SHELLFISH EVEN IF THE ARE FROM THE SAME PRODUCER. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 50 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $140.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED A THICK BLACK, PINK AND SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO USE ICE MACHINE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NOTED ESTABLISHMENT SERVING UNDER COOKED FOOD ITEMS (HAMBURGERS, SHELLFISH(OYSTERS/MUSCLES) EGGS) WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED SOME WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMSToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED SOME WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE ESPECIALLY BY THE DISH WASHING AREA WITH WET FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AND MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS AT THE SAME AND FRONT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGSAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGS
When was Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market last inspected?
Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market has 8 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 13, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2014 | Pass |
Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.