J & J Fish

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 3, 2015
• address1945 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649

Is J & J Fish clean?

J & J Fish is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at J & J Fish?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OPERATING WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD AMANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN AND FISH,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL SOME BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE REAR OF PREMISES
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL SOME BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE REAR OF PREMISES
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVES IN THE REAR OF PREMISES
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVES IN THE REAR OF PREMISES
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP,ESPECIALLY BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT ALSO MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS AT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE WALLS IN REAR OF PREMISES OF DIRT BUILD-UP AND MUST SEAL OPENING INTO WALL UNDERNEATH WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AND CLEAN ALL VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES OF HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE WALLS IN REAR OF PREMISES OF DIRT BUILD-UP AND MUST SEAL OPENING INTO WALL UNDERNEATH WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AND CLEAN ALL VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES OF HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS FOR LIGHTS IN PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR OF PREMISES,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT,UPON NEXT INSPECTION
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT,UPON NEXT INSPECTION

When was J & J Fish last inspected?

J & J Fish has 6 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2010.

J & J Fish vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 June 3, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.