Whale Fish & Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINERS WITH FLOUR NOT IN ITS ORIGINAL FOOD CONTAINERS/PACKAGING FOR CHICKEN, SHRIMP AND FISH WITH NO LABEL IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS.
  code 37
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR NET/RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS ON THE FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHEESE SLICES STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE COOLER DISPLAY UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS ONLY.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVE IMPROPER MOP STORAGE IN A BUCKET IN THE DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE. • OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 26, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.