Sharks Fish Chicken

9800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628

Perfect re-check · Jun 16, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 66 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Jun 16, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices, cited 6 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
  • #7 in Chicago's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Jun 16

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    No violations

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Feb 26

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    6 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
  5. Passed Jan 17

    Complaint

    13 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Approved thawing methods used
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Dec 2

    Complaint

    13 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Approved thawing methods used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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