WHALE FISH & CHICKEN passed inspection with conditions

Restaurant inspection details

Location 5650 W. Division
Inspection date January 4, 2008
Name DIVISION FAST FOOD, INC
Doing business as WHALE FISH & CHICKEN
Also known as WHALE FISH & CHICKEN
Result Pass With Conditions
Violations V17: Serious: Regarding thawing of frozen food

Thawing frozen food for further processing shall be accomplished by storage in a refrigerator at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or by other approved method.

V33: Minor: Regarding cleanliness and sanitization

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

V34: Minor: Regarding floors

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

V35: Minor: Regarding walls and ceilings

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods.

V36: Minor: Regarding lighting

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.

V37: Minor: Regarding ventilation and living/sleeping quarters

Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters.

V40: Minor: Regarding metal stem thermometers

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.

V41: Minor: Regarding cleanliness of establishment

All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens.

V42: Minor: Regarding ice dispensing and employee garments

Only employees must dispense ice for consumer use with scoops, tongs, or other ice dispensing utensils. Customers must dispense ice through appropriate automatic self-service ice dispensing equipment. All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. All employees must wear garments that are clean and of washable character and nature.

Notes The V17 violation was corrected during the inspection.

Added to EveryBlock on April 22, 2008.

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