Sharks Fish & Chicken

March 23, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-203.11 OBSERVED THE REAR HANDWASHING SINK NOT TURNING ON WITH THE HOT WATER KNOB STRIPPED AND A MISSING COLD-WATER KNOB. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED HANDWASHING CLEANSER DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE. 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE. 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY FOODS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND INSIDE OF CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME (RICE). INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL DRY FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER, ABOUT 15 RODENT DROPPINGS UNDER THE DRY STORAGE RACKS LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE PIZZA OVEN AND ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED INSECT TRAPS HANGING FROM THE CEILING IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SET ANY PESTS TRAPS.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE MANAGER (FOOD HANDLER) WITH A BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD GUARD AND WITHOUT A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR NETS AND BEARD GUARDS.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.17 OBSERVED THE POTATO CUTTING MACHINE MOUNTED TO AN UNSEALED WOODEN SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD. • 4-102.11 OBSERVED A TOWEL BEING USED TO COVER A CONTAINER OF MASHED POTATOES LOCATED IN THE REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY USE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE LID TO COVER CONTAINERS OF FOOD.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-603.15 OBSERVED SLUSHY MACHINES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING SULSHY MACHINES.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11 OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG THE WALL AND IN ALL CORNERS. OBSERVED ACCUMULATE DUST DEBRIS ON THE VENTS LOCATED ABOVE THE PIZZA OVEN. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL BY THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA'S 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED BABY CRIB AND A BABY CHAIR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGER STATES "HE BRINGS HIS KIDS TO THE FACILITY SOMETIMES." INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13 OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2600709 DATED 8/26/24; 38 - 6-202.15: THE OUTER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR HAS A BROKEN DOOR SWEEP AT THE BOTTOM; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SWEEP SO THAT DOOR IS RODENT PROOFED AT THE BOTTOM AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2024: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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