Cooked?
Sharks Fish & Chicken
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 19, 2020
- address6114 S Western Ave, Chicago 60636
Is Sharks Fish & Chicken clean?
Sharks Fish & Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 19, 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 Sharks Fish & Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND/OR DIARREA EVENTS, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODE OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO CHANGE OUT FLOUR MIX CONTAINERS, OBSERVED OLD FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA HAS A SLOW DRAIN. OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP WITH A LEAK ON THE SIDE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR(BROKEN/MISSING FIXTURES) NOT ABLE TO TURN ON OR USE SINK FOR DISH WASHING. MUST BE ABLE TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE POTS,PANS AND DISHES. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUE #7-38-030(C).
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AIR VENT COVERS DIRTY IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AND DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE DUST. • FLOORS NEED CLEANING BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE ALONG THE WAL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE GREASE. ALSO CLEAN THE INTERIOR FLOORS OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
When was Sharks Fish & Chicken last inspected?
Sharks Fish & Chicken has 9 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| October 19, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 2, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2010 | Pass |
Sharks Fish & Chicken vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.
Other spots in Chicago Lawn
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 October 19, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.