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Sharks Fish & Chicken Tonys Philly Steaks

Restaurant

1538 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60619

Far South Side

Jun 25, 2026 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Restaurant lacks basic supplies to clean up vomit or diarrhea and can't verify sanitizer strength.

Key Findings

  • Inadequate supplies on hand to properly clean up vomit or diarrhea events.
  • No chemical test kit available to verify sanitizer concentration in the 3-compartment sink and sanitizing buckets.
  • Bulk dry ingredients stored in unlabeled containers without identification of contents.
  • Multiple priority foundation violations cited requiring immediate corrective action.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED INADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Inspector's Notes:

NOTED BULK DRY INGREDIENTS STORED IN LARGE CONTAINERS ON NORTH WALL NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER DOOR WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS OF COMMON NAMES OF ALL INGREDIENTS REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

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Inspection History

Sharks Fish & Chicken Tonys Philly Steaks has had 9 inspections in the last 5 years with a 56% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 2, 2026.

Jul 2, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Jun 25, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations
Oct 30, 2025Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.