290 West Shrimp

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 5, 2026
• address5045 W Madison St, Chicago 60644

Is 290 West Shrimp clean?

290 West Shrimp is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 290 West Shrimp?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TCS FOOD (FISH, SHRIMP) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED FISH IMPROPERLY THAWING IN STANDING WATER IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED FISH IMPROPERLY THAWING IN STANDING WATER IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER REFRIGERATION, COLD RUNNING WATER OR PART OF COOKING PROCESS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES AND INSIDE SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS TO PROTECT LIP CONTACT SURFACES FROM CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS TO PROTECT LIP CONTACT SURFACES FROM CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DEFROST WALK-IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN GLASS DOOR ON DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ROLLING CARTS, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS, COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGE IN CEILING OF WASHROOMS AND DISHWASHING AREA, OPENINGS AROUND OUTLETS AND NEAR UTILITY SINK, MISSING BASEBOARD NEAR DISPLAY COOLER.OBSERVED MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was 290 West Shrimp last inspected?

290 West Shrimp has 2 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2025.

290 West Shrimp vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.