J & J Fish

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2013
• address8800 S Commercial Ave, Chicago 60617

Is J & J Fish clean?

J & J Fish is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at J & J Fish?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • OBSERVED SERIOUS VIOLATION #18 NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION DATED 11/21/13,OSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 90 RODENT(MICE) DROPPINGS ON PREMISES THRU-OUT,N LOWER SHELVES OF PREP AREAS BEHIND FREEZER, ON FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT, ACTIVE RODENT ENTRY POINTS AT BASE BOARD OF WALL BEHIND DOOR, ALSO OBSERVED, NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN TO ORDRD) BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. ESTABLISHMENT PREVIOUSLY VIOLATED FOR NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES, ON 11/21/13,11/25/13. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • OBSERVED SERIOUS VIOLATION #18 NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION DATED 11/21/13,OSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 90 RODENT(MICE) DROPPINGS ON PREMISES THRU-OUT,N LOWER SHELVES OF PREP AREAS BEHIND FREEZER, ON FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT, ACTIVE RODENT ENTRY POINTS AT BASE BOARD OF WALL BEHIND DOOR, ALSO OBSERVED, NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN TO ORDRD) BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. ESTABLISHMENT PREVIOUSLY VIOLATED FOR NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES, ON 11/21/13,11/25/13. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.7-42-090
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • UPGRADED,SEE VIOLATION#14,
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT,COOLER ETC NOT CLEAN.MUST DETAIL ALL OF EQUIPMENT THRU OUT PREMISES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NOT CLEAN AROUND EQUIPMENT AND THRU OUT PREMISES..MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NOT CLEAN AROUND EQUIPMENT AND THRU OUT PREMISES..MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLER TO MONITOR TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLER TO MONITOR TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLEANING EQUIPMENT NOT PROPERLY STORED.DIRTY MOP WATER,BUCKET IN PREP AREA,DIRTY DEEP FRYERS IN REAR.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN UNUSED DEEP FRYERS OR REMOVE.COVER OPEN GREASE BUCKETS.

When was J & J Fish last inspected?

J & J Fish has 9 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2010.

J & J Fish vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.

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• ✕ Brandon's Food Mart
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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 December 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.