Wallace Catfish, Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 17, 2015
• address2800 W Madison St, Chicago 60612

Is Wallace Catfish, Inc. clean?

Wallace Catfish, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Wallace Catfish, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE FRYERS AND GRILL AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS. • DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS, SHELVING AND PREP TABLES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. • REPAIR THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR IN BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. • REPAIR THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR IN BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THE LARGE OPENINGS IN THE WALL BASE BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS. CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH DEBRIS AND DUST.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THE LARGE OPENINGS IN THE WALL BASE BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS. CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH DEBRIS AND DUST.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • A LIGHT SHIELD IS MISSING IN THE DISHWASHING AREA BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS; PROVIDE A SHIELD WHERE MISSING. • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE MISSING IN ALL PREP AREAS AND IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED THE HOT WATER KNOB AT THE UTILITY SINK MISSING; REPLACE. REMOVE BAGS FOUND IN THE UTILITY SINK AND KEEP SINK FREE OF CLUTTER. • REPAIR THE LEAKING FAN UNIT IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION FANS IN ALL WASHROOMS. • REPAIR THE LEAKING DRAIN LINES UNDER BOTH EXPOSED HANDSINKS IN THE REAR PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.

When was Wallace Catfish, Inc. last inspected?

Wallace Catfish, Inc. has 25 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wallace Catfish, Inc. vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 April 17, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.