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Whale Fish & Chicken

July 24, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,FISH AND ITALIAN BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CERIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIME. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012.
    code 21
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND ICE BUILD UP.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT PREMISES ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: NOTED THE WALLS AND CEILING DIRTY. MUST CLEAN THROUGH OUT.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDED AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
    code 40
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 21, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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About this record

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.

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