Happy Fish & Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 16, 2019
• address5-7 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644

Is Happy Fish & Chicken clean?

Happy Fish & Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 16, 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 Happy Fish & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODE OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGH PREMISES TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED THE HOT WATER KNOB AT THE 3 COMP SINK IN POOR REPAIR AND FAUCET HAS LEAKS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • **PREMISES HAS NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • **PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED THE ICE SCOOP LYING DOWN ON ICE INSIDE THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP INSIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER OR HANDLE UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE BIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED THE ICE SCOOP LYING DOWN ON ICE INSIDE THE ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP INSIDE A CLEAN CONTAINER OR HANDLE UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE BIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE INSIDE OF PREP COOLER BOTTOM SHELF TO REMOVE SPILLS.

When was Happy Fish & Chicken last inspected?

Happy Fish & Chicken has 9 inspections on record going back to September 14, 2015.

Happy Fish & Chicken vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, 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 July 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.