Fishbar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2022 →
• address2956 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Fishbar clean?

Fishbar is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on February 23, 2023, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on August 26, 2022. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Fishbar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Fishbar last inspected?

Fishbar has 24 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Fishbar vs Lake View

Lake View runs 79% clean across 1,124 tracked restaurants — 879 clean, 218 mid, 20 cooked.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Fishbar
  clean · February 25, 2011
• ✓ Park Market Foods
  clean · August 18, 2026
• ✓ Sheffield Grocers
  cooked · December 16, 2015
• ✓! Cookies By Design
  cooked · November 29, 2018
• ✓ Salad House
  clean · June 26, 2026
• ✓ Brendan's Pub
  cooked · October 1, 2010

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 26, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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