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Whale Fish & Chicken

December 4, 2023 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED WHITE TO GO CONTAINERS ABOVE HOT HOLDING AREA AND ALUMINUM FOIL PANS UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN FRONT NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL EQUIPMENT DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON EASTSIDE DOOR OF THREE DOOR LARGE COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MIDDLE AND WESTSIDE DOOR OF SMALL COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED GSKETS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED TOP OF SMALL WHITE SHELVING UNIT IN SMALL REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TOP SHELF OR REPLACE CART. • OBSERVED SODA BOTTLES IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM AND BOX OF WHITE BAGS IN PREP AREA STORED ON FLOOR AND SODA CRATES AND BLUE PALLETS USED FOR ELEVATION IN WALKIN COOLER AND WALKIN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ON TOP SURFACE OF KNIFE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED, DAMAGED OR MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM, DISHWASHING AREA, FRONT PREP AND WAITING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED, DAMAGED OR MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILDUP IN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN STOREROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN CORNERS AND ALONG BASES OF WALL IN STOREROOM. OBSERVED BUILDUP ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS IN FRONT PREP AREA ON WESTSIDE WALL. OBSERVED DEBRIS AND BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDERNEATH SMALL THRRE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS OF WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING VENT COVERS IN WASHROOM AND IN FRONT PREP IN FRONT OF HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT AND VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 15, 2019: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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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