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J & J Fish & Chicken

August 27, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT FRONT PREP HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE DURING PREPARATION OF TCS FOODS (CHICKEN AND FISH). PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURE IN 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR: CHICKEN (45.8F) AND FISH (47.1F). INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 15 POUNDS OF FOOD PRDUCTS AT A COST OF $90. ALL COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES MUST BE 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CATFISH SITTING IN CONTAINER OF WATER AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO THAW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO THAW FOOD UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER OR BY REFRIGERATION.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO MEASURE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF FOOD. MUST PROVIDE AND HAVE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS IN AND AROUND DOOR FRAME OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER LEAKING UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE CARDBOARD BOXES AND LITTER IN DUMPSTER AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REFUSE AREA TO PREVENT ATTRACTION OF PESTS.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED OIL AND DEBRIS AROUND OIL CAN IN REAR OF RESTAURANT, OIL AND FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA, AND DIRT ON BATHROOM FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTIAN • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PREP TABLE, REFRIGERATOR AND CHAIRS IN REAR OF RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 28, 2020: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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