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RED SNAPPER
5601 W DIVISION ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60651
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-07-16; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source
7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-07-16), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-07-16: Complaint Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: 4-301.12: OBSERVED THREE MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WAREWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: 3-501.13: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHODS OF TCS FOODS. FOUND TWO PACKAGES OF STEAK MEAT IN A CONTAINER OF STILL WATER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS COOKING WHILE FROZEN, THAW OVER NIGHT IN COLD HOLDING UNIT, AND UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER.
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-307.11: FOUND TWO CONTAINERS OF SAUCES (BUFFALO AND BBQ) NOT COVERED ON THE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AT ALL TIMES, WHILE NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: 4-901.12: OBSERVED TWO WIPING CLOTHS ON THE SPLASH GUARD OF THE FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PUT WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING WATER AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-46 — GLOVES USED PROPERLY - Comments: 3-304.15(B-D): FOUND THE GLOVES BEING USED TO HANDLE FOOD ITEMS ARE EXAM GLOVES. BOXES DO NOT STATE GLOVES CAN BE USED FOR HANDLING FOOD ONLY FOR MEDICAL USE. APPROXIMATELY 100 BOXES OR MORE STORED IN AN UNUSED COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE OFFICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE GLOVES.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED SLIGHT BLACK LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE ICE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
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