Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken
Last inspected: Sep 18, 2025
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Score
Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken has been inspected seven times since 2012. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2025. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around seven violations to closer to three violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken is comfortably above that bar. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspection History
Sep 18, 2025
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT CLUTTER NEXT TO OFFICE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA CLUTTER FREE.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LIGHTS BLOWN IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Feb 18, 2014
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT FRONT AND REAR EXPOSE HAND SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FLOOR TILES.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: REPLACE DAMAGE CEILING TILES.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: REPLACE BROKEN BACKFLOW PREVENT DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: NEED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS.
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Feb 25, 2013
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING GASKET ON PREP COOLER AND REACH IN FREEZER THAT IS IN POOR REPAIR,BROKEN WALKIN COOLER DOOR HANDLE,LOOSE PART AT GRILL.
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Jan 29, 2013
Complaint
5 minor violations.
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: FOUND 40-45 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STORE ROOM UNDER AND BEHIND THE UNUSED COOLER, REAR COOLER,HOT WATER TANK AND BY THE STORAGE SHELVES BY THE BACK BOOR. RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR HAS A ONE FOURTH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA AND RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING GASKET ON PREP COOLER AND REACH IN FREEZER THAT IS IN POOR REPAIR,BROKEN WALKIN COOLER DOOR HANDLE,LOOSE PART AT GRILL. RSPAIR THEM.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: FOUND THICK ANOUNT OF GREASE BUILDUP ON BOTH FILTERS, HOODS AND PIPES UNDERNEATH AND GREASE FROM DEEP FRYERS,UNDERSIDE OF THE GRILL. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES ALSO CLEAN ALL THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THICK WITH GREASE BUILDUP ON THEM.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS UNDER THE HOOD HAS GREASE BUILDUP.
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Jun 26, 2012
Reinspection
6 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING GASKET ON PREP COOLER & REACH IN FREEZERIN POOR REPAIR,MISSING FRONT DOOR HANDLE,LOOSE PART AT GRILL.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM DEEP FRYERS,UNDERSIDE OF GRILL
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,DAMAGED & OPENINGS IN EXTERIOR BRICKS AT REAR YARD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN TILE AT MOP SINK.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER.
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Jun 20, 2012
License
10 minor violations.
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK .MUST RODENT PROOF FRONT DOOR.OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS AT MOTOR OF FRONT COUNTER UNUSED COOLER & REAR COOLER,HOT WATER TANK.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREA.
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Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered
Inspector notes: MUST REMOVE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT(COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS,3- COMP SINK,CRATES,ETC)FROM REAR YARD COULD BE A POSSIBLE RODENT HARBORAGE AREA.MUST REMOVE GREASE FROM EXTERIOR LID OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A CITY FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING GASKET ON PREP COOLER & REACH IN FREEZERIN POOR REPAIR,MISSING FRONT DOOR HANDLE,LOOSE PART AT GRILL.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM DEEP FRYERS,UNDERSIDE OF GRILL.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS,DAMAGED & OPENINGS IN EXTERIOR BRICKS AT REAR YARD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN TILE AT MOP SINK.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB AT HOOD.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER.
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May 18, 2012
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken on file is from Sep 18, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken?
Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken.
Has Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly seven earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Crazy Philly — Happy Fish and Chicken is inspected about once every two years on average.
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