Sharks Fish & Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 21, 2015
• address101 E 51St St, Chicago 60615

Is Sharks Fish & Chicken clean?

Sharks Fish & Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2015. 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 January 21, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1385877 1/12/15 #18 NOT CORRECTED STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT,IN BETWEEN HOT WATER TANK AND GREASE RECEPTOR AND FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING.MANAGER IS REMOVING DROPPINGS,CLEANING AND SANITIZING AREA AND REPAIRING THE DOOR AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-38-020).critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1385877 1/12/15 #18 NOT CORRECTED STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT,IN BETWEEN HOT WATER TANK AND GREASE RECEPTOR AND FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING.MANAGER IS REMOVING DROPPINGS,CLEANING AND SANITIZING AREA AND REPAIRING THE DOOR AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-38-020).
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED SEE VIOLATION #14.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL PREPACKAGED COOKIES WITH PROPER INFO.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL PREPACKAGED COOKIES WITH PROPER INFO.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE DAMAGED GARBAGE CANS,DAMAGED DOOR HANDLE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE DAMAGED GARBAGE CANS,DAMAGED DOOR HANDLE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON PERSONAL FAN,ALL PREP TABLES,WINDOW SILLS,COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS,FRYERS,TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT,HOOD AND FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,LIGHT SHIELDS .
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT,HOOD AND FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,LIGHT SHIELDS .
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT AND SHIELD IN WALK IN FREEZER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER AND ARTICLES FROM ON TOP OF COOLERS,TOILET ROOM,FLOOR ALONG WINDOWS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA,SHELVING UNITS AND SERVICE COUNTER.ELEVATE FOOD BOXES OFF OF FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MET.MUST ENROLL AND PROVIDE INFO
  Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MET.MUST ENROLL AND PROVIDE INFO

When was Sharks Fish & Chicken last inspected?

Sharks Fish & Chicken has 23 inspections on record going back to December 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sharks Fish & Chicken vs Fuller Park

Fuller Park runs 61% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 89 clean, 36 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fuller Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

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• ✓! Halsted Food & Fresh Meat
  mid · December 16, 2013
• ✓ Hm Goody By Dollar Plus,Llc
  clean · August 29, 2011
• ✓ Sun Xien Soy Products,Llc
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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 January 21, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.