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Fairplay Finer Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 4, 2026
- address2200 S Western Ave, Chicago 60608
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Fairplay Finer Food clean?
Fairplay Finer Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Fairplay Finer Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED CONTACT SURFACES (i.e., MEAT DEPARTMENT ENTRY DOORS) WITH DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN TWO DRAINS IN THE BACK STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND INVESTIGATE THE DRAINS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11 OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON THE CEILING AND FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE AND REPAIR. • 6-101.11 OBSERVED DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MEAT DEPARTMENT, WALK IN FREEZERS, WALK IN COOLERS AND THE GROCERY BACK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON THE FANS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-202.11 OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE FISH DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON THE FANS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-202.11 OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE FISH DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
When was Fairplay Finer Food last inspected?
Fairplay Finer Food has 52 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 19, 2022 | Fail |
Fairplay Finer Food vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 March 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.