Whale Fish and Chicken

4955 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644

Passed · Sep 12, 2025 Directions
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Good BiteKarma score 81 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

  • Passed 7 of 13 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Sep 12, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 8 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 12

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Oct 1

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  5. Failed Sep 24

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Previous priority foundation violation corrected
  6. Failed Sep 12

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Whale Fish and Chicken, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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