Captain Hooks & Fire House

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
• address1215 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Captain Hooks & Fire House clean?

Captain Hooks & Fire House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Captain Hooks & Fire House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 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 • NO ASSIGNED MANAGER ON SITE
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ONE ON SITE WITH A GOOD STANDING CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS FISH, CHICKEN, AND BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON SITE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE IN GOOD STANDING ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOOD PRODUCTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN POLICY AND HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES READ AND SIGN POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT OR POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE KIT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL LARGE BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS MUST BE MARKED WITH COMMODITY NAME. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT AND FILTERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENT AND FILTERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

When was Captain Hooks & Fire House last inspected?

Captain Hooks & Fire House has 3 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2023.

Captain Hooks & Fire House vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 February 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.