Joey's Shrimp House

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 13, 2017
• address1432 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Joey's Shrimp House clean?

Joey's Shrimp House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 13, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Joey's Shrimp House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#2059658 ON JUNE 6, 2017: (19) OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED: OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE DRIPPING OFF THE SIDES AND POOLING ON THE LID. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GREASE INSIDE OF THE RECEPTACLE AT ALL TIMES AND TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE RECEPTACLE. 3 EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE GREASE RECEPTACLE AFTER IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE RECEPTACLE WAS NOT CLEANED AND SANITIZED PRIOR TO INPSECTION. THE GREASE RECEPTACLE WAD DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED ANTERIOR TO END OF INSPECTION- CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION- CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#2059658 ON JUNE 6, 2017: (19) OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED: OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE DRIPPING OFF THE SIDES AND POOLING ON THE LID. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GREASE INSIDE OF THE RECEPTACLE AT ALL TIMES AND TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE RECEPTACLE. 3 EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE GREASE RECEPTACLE AFTER IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE RECEPTACLE WAS NOT CLEANED AND SANITIZED PRIOR TO INPSECTION. THE GREASE RECEPTACLE WAD DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED ANTERIOR TO END OF INSPECTION- CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION- CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • THE ONLY VISIBLE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARTY POSTED ON SITE WAS FROM NOVEMBER 18, 2016; FACILITY WAS INSPECTED ON JUNE 6, 2017. THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • THE ONLY VISIBLE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARTY POSTED ON SITE WAS FROM NOVEMBER 18, 2016; FACILITY WAS INSPECTED ON JUNE 6, 2017. THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE WALL NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE PREP AREA HAS HOLES IN THE WALL AND IS MISSING A BASEBOARD/TRIM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE HOLES IN THE WALL AND INSTALL A BASEBOARD/TRIM FOR THE WALLS NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE WALL NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE PREP AREA HAS HOLES IN THE WALL AND IS MISSING A BASEBOARD/TRIM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE HOLES IN THE WALL AND INSTALL A BASEBOARD/TRIM FOR THE WALLS NEAR THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING LATCHES FOR THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS ON PREMISES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE HANDSINK LOCATED IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM IS SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM AND MAINTAIN.

When was Joey's Shrimp House last inspected?

Joey's Shrimp House has 11 inspections on record going back to November 23, 2010.

Joey's Shrimp House vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Joey's Shrimp House
  clean · April 4, 2011
• ✓ Seadog
  cooked · April 27, 2023
• ✓ Upper Crust Bakery
  cooked · July 7, 2015
• ✓! Yuca Cafe
  cooked · October 24, 2011
• ✓ Cortfield Services, Inc
  cooked · February 1, 2011
• ✓ Prasino
  cooked · April 9, 2014

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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 June 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.