Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 2, 2023
• address9305 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620

Is Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc. clean?

Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 2, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN CHICKEN, FISH, BEEF, PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOORS WITH 1/4" GAPS AT THE BOTTOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ROLLING CARTS,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKS AT THE REAR HAND SINK AND TOILET BASE IN THE WASHROOM. ALSO MUST REROUTE DRAIN PIPE FROM THE HAND SINK IN THE WASHROOM TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE SPILLS,DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. DEFROST ICE BUILD UP, CLEAN THE FLOOR AND ELEVATE THE PRODUCTS OFF THE FLOOR. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc. last inspected?

Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc. has 13 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jimmy's Best Fish And Chicken Inc. vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 August 2, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.