Whale Fish & Chicken
1828 W 79th St, Chicago, IL 60620 · Auburn Gresham · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2016-02-05
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2016-02-05
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
Inspection History
2016-02-05 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, 80LBS OF RAW CHICKEN WINGS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES 50.8F-51.1F SITTING IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS AT 40.0F OR BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND ...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED THE GASKETS OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH ACCUMULATED FLOUR AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL GASKETS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FLOUR AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
2014-07-10 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint 2 ▾
serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED,(IE COOKING FISH,CHICKEN,TACOS)ETC .SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
BLACKCART IN REAR NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,OLD FOOD.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
PROVIDE SHELVING IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN TABLE IN STORAGE AREA.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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