State Fish & Grill

7127 S State St, Chicago, IL 60619

Seafood

Last inspected: Oct 22, 2015

Score

Medium Risk

Public records currently show only two inspections for State Fish & Grill. State Fish & Grill was last inspected on Oct 22, 2015. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. The most recent inspection at State Fish & Grill is from Oct 22, 2015, and nothing newer appears in the public record.

The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around nine violations each, up from closer to two violations before.

Looking across the full record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which State Fish & Grill's 64 doesn't quite reach. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Oct 22, 2015

Routine

9 minor violations.

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Facilities to maintain proper temperature

Inspector notes: OBSERVED PREP COOLER HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT AN IMPROPER TEMPURATURE OF 60F. COOLER TAGGED. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTIUNE USE AND HAVE COOLER SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service

Inspector notes: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA WITH POTENTILLY HAZARDOUS FOODS OUT OF TEMPURATURE. RANGING FROM 45F TO 60F. 1 IBS OF CHEESE VALUED AT $5, 1 ILB OF BEEF VALUED AT $5, 10 LBS OF GYRO MEAT VALUED AT $30, 50 LBS OF CHICKEN VALED AT $75. MANAGER VOLUNTARILLY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD. INFORMED MANAGER THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS MUST BE 40F OR BELOW AND HOT FOODS 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN GASKETS ON REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA, DISCONTIUNE USE OF CARDBOARD THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS, INTERIOR OF STORAGE BINS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, GREASE, DUST AND DEBRIS BUILD-UP ON HOOD AND FILTERS, CEILING VENTS NEED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector notes: OBSERVED DEAD FLIES IN LIGHT SHEILDS IN FRONT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

Linen: clean and soiled properly stored

Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED LINEN IMJPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE LINEN IN SANITIZER WHILE NOT IN USE.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector notes: OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MAAIANTAIN SAME.

Jan 10, 2014

License

2 minor violations.

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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector notes: THE TOP OF THE CHEST FREEZER IS IN POOR REPAIR,THE HANDLE IS LOOSE,MUST REPAIR

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector notes: CLEAN THE FLOORS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

Frequently Asked Questions

When was State Fish & Grill last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at State Fish & Grill on file is from Oct 22, 2015. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at State Fish & Grill?

Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at State Fish & Grill.

Has State Fish & Grill's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at State Fish & Grill have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at State Fish & Grill 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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