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Whale Fish & Chicken

October 4, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS NOT PROVIDED AT REAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS MISSING FROM HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND RESTROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS OF DRYING HANDS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. THE PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA WITH DAMAGED P-TRAP AND OBSTRUCTED BY SUPPLIES, INACCESSIBLE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES. THE FACILITY HAS A FUNCTIONAL HANDWASHING SINK ON THE WALL DIRECTLY BEHIND THE NON-FUNCTIONAL HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDWASHING SINK P-TRAP AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SINK FUNCTIONAL WITH WATER SUPPLY AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY FOOD EMPLOYEES FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER MISSING FROM THE FOLLOWING COLD-HOLDING UNITS: FRONT REACH-IN COOLER, 2-DOOR UPRIGHT CHICKEN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS' FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN THEM AT ALL TIMES.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED INDIVIDUALLY-PACKAGED COLESLAW CONTAINERS IN THE FRONT REACH-IN COOLER TO BE MISSING ADEQUATE FOOD IDENTITY LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS THAT INCLUDE THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED, THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS, THE NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACUTURER, AND OTHER STANDARDS OF IDENTITY AS REQUIRED BY THE LAW AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE STYROFOAM CUP USED AS SCOOP IN SEVERAL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SINGLE-USE CUPS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF VEGETABLE SHREDDER EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SOIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR-MOUNTED DRAIN GRATE NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED AND CLOGGED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. NO EVIDENCE OF DRAIN CLOGGING OR BACKUP OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR-MOUNTED DRAIN GRATE AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING FIXTURES EASILY-CLEANABLE.
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 5, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.