Whale Fish & Chicken

3600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Passed · Mar 10, 2025 Directions
87
Good BiteKarma score 87 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Mar 10, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 10

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Personal cleanliness
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Sep 26

    Complaint

    6 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Dec 4

    Complaint

    6 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Whale Fish & 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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  5. 87 Chicago Best Burrito 0.3 mi