Sharks

September 25, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
failed findings11
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERITED MANAGER FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING AND VALID CERTIFICATE(S) POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11: OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE A PREVIOUSLY TAGGED UNIT. SLICED TOMATOES (55.6F), RAW CHICKEN (60.1F), SHREDDED LETTUCE (56.3F), SLICED CHEESES (YELLOW/WHITE AMERICAN) (55.1F). MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 12LBS AT $56 WORTH OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11: OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY TAGGED COOLER UNIT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES WITH TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER WAS 61.0F. INSTRUCTED COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE 41°F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER WILL REMAIN TAGGED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE REVIEW COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AT THE BOTTOM WITH AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON SITE. FOUND WAREWASHING SINK AT 77.6F AND HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOM 76.0F-77.0F AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT WATER AT HANDWASHING SINKS 100F AND WAREWASHING SINK 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED TOILET BARELY FLUSHING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED TOILET TO FLUSH PROPERLY. • 5-203.13: AT LEAST 1 SERVICE SINK OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH FLOOR DRAIN A FLOOR DRAIN NOT PROVIDED AND SHELL BE PROVIDED AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR CLEANING OF MOPS OR SIMILAR WET FLOOR CLEANING TOOLS AND FOR DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER OR SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 6-501.19: OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.111: OBSERVED THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE WITH OLD EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE TOILET ROOM AND NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR MISSING FLOOR TILES AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED THE FOAM MATERIAL AND WALL NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INSIDE THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOAM AND MAKE WALLS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 28, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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