Jj Fish & Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 15, 2026
• address3948 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623

Is Jj Fish & Chicken clean?

Jj Fish & Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jj Fish & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINERS USED AS DISPENSING UTENSILS INSIDE BULK SAUCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE UTENSILS FOR DISPENSING CONDIMENTS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINERS USED AS DISPENSING UTENSILS INSIDE BULK SAUCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE UTENSILS FOR DISPENSING CONDIMENTS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED POP CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. • OBSERVED CIGARETTE BURNS ON TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK CONTAINERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED TWO SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS WRAPPED IN FOIL, USED AS ASHTRAYS, FILLED WITH MULTIPLE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND LIGHTED CIGARETTE ON TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA AND ON DESK IN OFFICE. ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED IN ALL AREAS SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES SMOKING ORDINANCE 7-32-020(C) CITATION ISSUED
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED TWO SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS WRAPPED IN FOIL, USED AS ASHTRAYS, FILLED WITH MULTIPLE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND LIGHTED CIGARETTE ON TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA AND ON DESK IN OFFICE. ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED IN ALL AREAS SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES SMOKING ORDINANCE 7-32-020(C) CITATION ISSUED

When was Jj Fish & Chicken last inspected?

Jj Fish & Chicken has 6 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2024.

Jj Fish & Chicken vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.