J & J Fish
Last inspected: Dec 9, 2014
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Score
Going back to 2010, J & J Fish has seven inspections in the public record. The latest inspection on file is from Dec 9, 2014. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. Public records show no inspections at J & J Fish since Dec 9, 2014, so this file may not reflect current conditions.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near six violations each time.
“Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing five times across the record.
By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting J & J Fish on the weaker side. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.
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Inspection History
Dec 9, 2014
Routine
7 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: MUST LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS. CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES (TOPS AND BOTTOMS).
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN AND MAINAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, STORAGE SHELVES IN FRONT AND REAR AREAS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS HOLDING FLOUR, CORN MEAL ETC.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, SINKS, WASHROOM, STORAGE SHELVES ETC TO REMOVE GREASE, DIRT AND FOOD PARTICLES.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST, SOME LIGHT SHIELDS HAVE DUST; CLEAN SHIELDS, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HOODED SYSTEM, CLEAN CEILING FAN, REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND SINKS REFRIGERATORS, COOKING EQUIPMENT ETC.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET OF THE THREE COMP SINK; MUST REPAIR LEAK. PROVIDE THREE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP OF SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOME UNNECESSARY AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO AVOID CLUTTER.
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Mar 27, 2013
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF FRYERS, SMALL REACH IN REFRIGERATOR AND INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER IN REAR AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AND BEHIND FRYERS. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: LEAK AT P-TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Apr 24, 2012
Complaint
5 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER, COOLERS, FREEZERS, COMPRESSOR UNITS, GRATES, SINKS, TRASH CAN(GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, DUST, DIRT, ETC).
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, WASHROOM AND OFFICE AREAS.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: REPLACE BULBS AND PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN REACH-IN COOLERS.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: PROVIDE VENTILATION IN WASHROOM AND REPLACE MISSING VENT COVER. REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: ORGANIZE WASHROOM, STORAGE AND OFFICE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBOR AGE. REMOVE SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL AND STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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Dec 13, 2011
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FOUND INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS NOT CLEAN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FOUND FLOORS AT REAR OF PREMISES NOT CLEAN.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: FOUND LIGHT FIXTURES NOT SHIELDED INSIDE REACH IN COOLER AT REAR OF PREMISES.
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Dec 2, 2010
Complaint
7 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGIONAL CONTAINERS, TO MONITOR FIFO (FIRST IN FIRST OUT)
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL EQUIPTMENT COOKING AND COOLING TABLS, SHELVES, ALL HEAVY WITH DUST AND GREASE. INCLUDE PREP TABLE SHELVES, LEGS, WHEELS OF EQUIPTMENT INSIDE AND OUT SIDE OF COOLER, DEEP FRYER.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FRONT COOLER IS LEAKING, MUST REPAIR SAME. RUSTY AND CHIPPED PAINT SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA AND AT FRONT COUNTER PAINT SAME.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER, BEHIND ALL HEAVY AND MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING UNDER ALL SHELVES, IN CORNERS, REMOVING ANY AND ALL HEAVY BUILDUP.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SEALING ALL HOLES AND PAIN WHERE NECESSARY. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MISSING TILES THROUGHOUT.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SEALING ALL HOLES AND PAIN WHERE NECESSARY. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MISSING TILES THROUGHOUT.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL VENT COVERS THROUGHOUT, HEAVY WITH DUST.
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Sep 7, 2010
Complaint
8 minor violations.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. SRIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGIONAL CONTAINERS, TO MONITOR FIFO (FIRST IN FIRST OUT)
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL EQUIPTMENT COOKING AND COOLING TABLS, SHELVES, ALL HEAVY WITH DUST AND GREASE. INCLUDE PREP TABLE SHELVES, LEGS, WHEELS OF EQUIPTMENT INSIDE AND OUT SIDE OF COOLER, DEEP FRYER.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FRONT COOLER IS LEAKING, MUST REPAIR SAME. RUSTY AND CHIPPED PAINT SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA AND AT FRONT COUNTER PAINT SAME.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER, BEHIND ALL HEAVY AND MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING UNDER ALL SHELVES, IN CORNERS, REMOVING ANY AND ALL HEAVY BUILDUP.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SEALING ALL HOLES AND PAIN WHERE NECESSARY. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MISSING TILES THROUGHOUT.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SEALING ALL HOLES AND PAIN WHERE NECESSARY. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MISSING TILES THROUGHOUT.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL VENT COVERS THROUGHOUT, HEAVY WITH DUST.
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Aug 11, 2010
Complaint
10 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 PAPER TOWELS AT WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM. ALWAYS PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWEPS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS.
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Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. NOTED RAW AND COOKED CHICKEN IN COOLER NOT COVERED. FOOD MUST BE PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BENING PREPARED AND SERVED, i.e. CHICKEN AND FISH. A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST ALWAYS BE ON SITE.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGIONAL CONTAINERS, TO MONITOR FIFO (FIRST IN FIRST OUT)
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL EQUIPTMENT COOKING AND COOLING TABLS, SHELVES, ALL HEAVY WITH DUST AND GREASE. INCLUDE PREP TABLE SHELVES, LEGS, WHEELS OF EQUIPTMENT INSIDE AND OUT SIDE OF COOLER, DEEP FRYER.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: FRONT COOLER IS LEAKING, MUST REPAIR SAME. RUSTY AND CHIPPED PAINT SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA AND AT FRONT COUNTER PAINT SAME.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER, BEHIND ALL HEAVY AND MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING UNDER ALL SHELVES, IN CORNERS, REMOVING ANY AND ALL HEAVY BUILDUP.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SEALING ALL HOLES AND PAIN WHERE NECESSARY. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MISSING TILES THROUGHOUT.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPAIR BROKEN LIGHT IN REAR.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL VENT COVERS THROUGHOUT, HEAVY WITH DUST.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was J & J Fish last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at J & J Fish on file is from Dec 9, 2014. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at J & J Fish?
Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at J & J Fish.
Has J & J Fish's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at J & J Fish have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at J & J Fish means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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