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Whale Fish & Chicken

June 6, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL FOOD/CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESS INCURRED THAT IS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS NOR A CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATTION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, FISH, ETC.) THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING STORED INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL ALL TCS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING OR PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 23
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: FOUND THE CAN OPENER WITH DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING WITH FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP: -INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS. -THE STORAGE RACKS AND RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE THE WALK IN/REACH IN COOLERS AND STORAGE AREAS. -KNIFE RACK -LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN/REACH IN COOLERS -LARGE GARBAGE CANS USED TO STORE BULK INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL TO REMOVE THE THICK BUILD UP OF DIRT, FOOD AND GREASE. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS WITH ACCUMILATED GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP IN THE CORNERS, UNDER THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER AND UNDER/AROUND ALL SINKS AND STORAGE RACKS. -FOUND THE WALLS AND CEILING WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD SPILLS IN THE STORAGE AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, AROUND THE SINKS AND STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILING THROUGH OUT. • MOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER DRYING WHEN NOT IN USE. • THERE IS A HOLE IN THE WALL ACROSS FROM THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL. -BROKEN/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGH OUT AS NEEDED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 23, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.