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Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2014
- address3600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
Is Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken clean?
Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 23, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER & GLASS COOLER IN REAR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINKFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER & GLASS COOLER IN REAR.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN WINDOW SILLS IN LOBBY,ROLLING CARTS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST GROUT FLOOR IN OLD WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER FRYERS .Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST GROUT FLOOR IN OLD WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER FRYERS .
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALLS IN TOILET ROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALLS IN TOILET ROOM.
When was Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken last inspected?
Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken has 16 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| December 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 31, 2012 | Pass |
Whales Fish Shrimp Chicken vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 23, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.