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JJ FISH
411 S KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-05; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-05), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-10-05: Complaint Re-Inspection
Fail
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: 3-501.13: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOODS. FOUND FROZEN FOOD ITEMS IN THE RINSE BASIN OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS.
- Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: 2-402.11: FOOD HANDLER OBSERVED WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN PREP AREAS.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED TWO FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA WITH RUST ON THE TABLETOPS WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TABLES WITH RUSTY TABLETOPS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF ALL OF THE COLD HOLDING AND FREEZER UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN NEED OF CLEANING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR OF THE HOT HOLDING UNIT WAS OBSERVED WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD. ALSO, THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREA WERE OBSERVED WITH OLD FOOD RESIDUE ON HOT AND COLD-WATER KNOBS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITH A SEVERE LEAK AT THE PIPE. WATER WAS PROFUSELY LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREA WHEN IN USE. MANAGER PUT A CONTAINER UNDER THE LEAK, SO THE HANDWASHING SINK CAN BE USED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-205.15(A): OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA FILLED WITH WASTEWATER AND UNABLE TO DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE SINK SO THAT IT CAN DRAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.17: OBSERVED WATER-STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA. THE CEILING TILES ABOVE THE FOOD PREP SURFACE IN THE FRONT WERE OBSERVED WITH DUST. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN THE MENTIONED CEILING TILES.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-501.14: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT WITH DUST AND IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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