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Fish Bar

June 6, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT BAR AREA AND REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE SIGNS OR POSTERS AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN SANITIZING BUCKETS WITH WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE FLOUR CONTAINER IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO STORE SCOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR THE ICE BIN FOR ICE USED FOR CONSUMPTION AT THE FRONT BAR AREA. • OBSERVED RUST AND DIRTY ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA ALSO OBSERVED RUST ON BOTTOM OF REAR PREP TABLE IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET DOOR INSIDE OF 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN ON PREP COOLERS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND SEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN 4-501.13// NOTED MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED DUST ON CEILINGS VENTS IN GUEST/EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS AND WOODEN CEILING IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND REFINISH RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH FOOD STORAGE SHELVINGS ON BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA AND UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND PREP TABLES, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 25, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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