J & J Fish

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2025
• address26 E Adams St, Chicago 60603

Is J & J Fish clean?

J & J Fish is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at J & J Fish?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED SODA CRATES STORED ON FLOOR IN FRONT CASHIER ENCLOSURE AND REAR ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR CABINET AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER TO PREVENT ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS AND SOIL ACCUMULATIONS • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED GREASE, FLOUR AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP ON SHELF TO THE LEFT OF FRYER AND TWO SHELF ROLLING BLACK CART IN PREP AREA AND ON ROLLING BASE UNDERNEATH BLUE BARREL ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SHELF TO LEFT OF FRYER, TWO SHELF ROLLING BLACK CART IN PREP AREA AND ROLLING BASE UNDERNEATH BLUE BARREL ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: OBSERVED UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.16: OBSERVED MOP DRYING IN INTERIOR OF MOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINING AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE BEVERAGE COOLERS AND IN FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED BROKEN SWINGING DOOR LEADING LEADING INTO CASHIER ENCLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SWINGING DOOR LEADING INTO CASHIER ENCLOSURE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHTS IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL NION WORKING LIGHTS TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHTS IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL NION WORKING LIGHTS TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN DINING AREA AND PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was J & J Fish last inspected?

J & J Fish has 17 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

J & J Fish vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 September 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.