SHARKS FISH & CHICKEN.
325 S CICERO AVE · AUSTIN, CHICAGO
4 of 6 inspections passed, 2 failed. 4 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
MAR 122026FAILED10 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
OBSERVED SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES.
OBSERVED NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
OBSERVED NO RUNNING WATER AT UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT UTILITY SINK.
OBSERVED STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT SHIELDS, CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2616346 ON 4-23-25:40-OBSERVED EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR/BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.56-OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHING AND MAINTAIN.57-INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL NEW FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
APR 232025PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS IN COOLING UNITS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR/BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED PIPING ATTACHED TO HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP COOKLINE LEAKING AND POOLING ON TO FLOOR WHEN IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
OBSERVD GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOOR UNDER FRYERS IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF ACCUMULTED BUILDUP.
OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHING AND MAINTAIN.
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL NEW FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
OBSERVED PERSON IN CHAGRE WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
OCT 122023PASSED12 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT THAWING IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER IN THE DISH AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON FLOORS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST CLEAN BUILD UP AT HOOD AND FILTERS AT EQUIPMENT
OBSERVED 1 BURNT OUT BULB IN THE MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE OF FILTERS IN VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
OCT 52023FAILED16 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT THAWING IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER IN THE DISH AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.
OBSERVED NO FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON FLOORS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST CLEAN BUILD UP AT HOOD AND FILTERS AT EQUIPMENT
OBSERVED 1 BURNT OUT BULB IN THE MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE OF FILTERS IN VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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DEC 272021PASSED1 violationDETAILS
TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
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