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Joy Fish, Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2020
- address9512 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628
Is Joy Fish, Inc. clean?
Joy Fish, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Joy Fish, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • PREMISES HAS NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODE OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDED AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRIS. • FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH PREMISES TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
When was Joy Fish, Inc. last inspected?
Joy Fish, Inc. has 11 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| July 10, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 7, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 24, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Joy Fish, 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 27% 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 July 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.