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Dicola Seafood
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2025
- address10754 S Western Ave, Chicago 60643
Is Dicola Seafood clean?
Dicola Seafood is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dicola Seafood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BADLY STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA AT THE ENTRANCE WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD ITEMS PREPARED IN AREA. • OBSERVED ALL OF THE DRAINS IN THE REAR WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND A BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER SHELVING AND ALONG THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BADLY STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH POSSIBLE (MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE) OVER THE BEVERAGE REACH IN COOLING UNITS AND BEHIND THE COLD FISH HOLDING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL AS NEEDED. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AND FISH STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF A DETAILED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS NEEDED. • OBSERVED A CLUTTER OF ITEMS IN THE UPSTAIRS STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS WELL AS ELEVATE ITEMS FROM FLOOR AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING A POSSIBLE HARBORING SPACE OR PEST AND OR INSECTS.
When was Dicola Seafood last inspected?
Dicola Seafood has 28 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 29, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 1, 2017 | Pass |
Dicola Seafood vs Morgan Park
Morgan Park runs 67% clean across 212 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 40 mid, 29 cooked.
Against the 212 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 December 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.