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JJ FISH CHICKEN FIRE/BABA'S GRILL & SEAFOOD MART

7 E 111TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60628 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

JJ FISH CHICKEN FIRE/BABA'S GRILL & SEAFOOD MART has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 9, 2022. The most recent inspection, on May 12, 2023, recorded 10 infractions.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2023. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2023. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded once on May 12, 2023. For example: TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on May 12, 2023. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    10 infractions

    • 8. HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
      • 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.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE TWO TOILET ROOMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • 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.
    • 28. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
      • 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.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED AN OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 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.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED BOXES OF BEVERAGES AND UTENSILS NOT ELEVATED NEAR THE REAR OFFICE AREA. INSTUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL BOXES OF BEVERRAGES AND UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 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.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 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.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 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.
  2. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS OR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS FOR PROPER HAND DRYING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
    • 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
      • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP TABLES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, ROLLING CARTS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, DUMPSTER NOT COVERED AND OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH, DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLOSE ALL LIDS ON DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTQIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FILTERS OF VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  3. License

    5 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR AND LARGE OPENING IN LOWER DOOR OF OUTSIDE WATER HEATER CLOSET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  4. License

    0 infractions

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