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JJ FISH CHICKEN FIRE/BABA'S GRILL & SEAFOOD MART
7 E 111TH ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60628
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2023-05-12; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source
10 findings at the latest imported inspection (2023-05-12), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2023-05-12: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-8 — HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH GLOVES ON TOUCH RAW HAMBURGER MEAT AND WITH THE SAME GLOVES TAKE SHREDDED CHEESE OUT OF A NEAR BY PREP COOLER AND PUT IT ON A TACO SHELL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. THE FOOD HANDLER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE TACOS SHELLS WITH THE CHEESE AND THE CONTAINER OF SHREDDED CHEESE IN THE PREP COOLER AFTER THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AFTER CHANGING TASK TO AVOID CONTAMINATION. APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS OF SHREDDED CHEESE AND TWO TACO SHELLS WERE DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE TWO TOILET ROOMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEANING AGENTS FOR PROPERLY WASHING DISHWARE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-28 — TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED - Comments: OBSERVED A TOOTHBRUSH AND A TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE STORED ABOVE THE DRAINBOARD OF THE SPRINKLER SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED AN OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED AN ICE SCOOP, AND PLASTIC CUPS IN THE ICE MACHINE AND IN THE DRY SPICES BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FOODS THROUGHTOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY STORE THE ICE SCOOP AND REFRAIN FROM USING UTENSILS WITHOUT HANDLES TO TRANFER DRY SPICES AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED BOXES OF BEVERAGES AND UTENSILS NOT ELEVATED NEAR THE REAR OFFICE AREA. INSTUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL BOXES OF BEVERRAGES AND UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE SAID SHELING UNITS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE PIPES BEHIND THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS AND INSIDE THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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