Lawrence Fish Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 9, 2015
• address3914 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lawrence Fish Market clean?

Lawrence Fish Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lawrence Fish Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • EXPOSED HAND SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA, NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING, SINK IS FILLED WITH A LARGE FOOD TRAYS AND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM SINK AT ONCE, AND SINK MUST BE FREE TO WASH HANDS PROPERLY, AT ALL TIMES, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARD BADLY STAINED AND PITTED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, MISSING SIDE PANELS AND DOOR TO ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, RUSTY WIRE SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER NEEDS RESEALED, OR REPLACE, AND FRONT DISPLAY CASE IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED GLASS NEEDS REPLACE,
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARD BADLY STAINED AND PITTED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE, MISSING SIDE PANELS AND DOOR TO ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, RUSTY WIRE SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER NEEDS RESEALED, OR REPLACE, AND FRONT DISPLAY CASE IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED GLASS NEEDS REPLACE,
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN TOASTER WITH HEAVY GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLER AND FREEZERS INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER, STORAGE SHELVES/PREP SHELVES, CONDENSER FAN COVER WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, INTERIOR SURFACES OF FISH DISPLAY COOLER (FRONT AREA), INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL DAILY,
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, BADLY STAINED FLOOR TILE THROUGHOUT PREMISES, NEEDS CLEANED OR REPLACED,
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, BADLY STAINED FLOOR TILE THROUGHOUT PREMISES, NEEDS CLEANED OR REPLACED,
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILINGS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND/OR REPAINT SURFACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILINGS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND/OR REPAINT SURFACE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS FRONT SERVICE AREA ABOVE DISPLAY CASE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS NOT STORED IN ONE DESIGNATED AREA, NICE AND NEATLY, INSTRUCTED TO DO SO,
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK SLOW DRAINING, AND NO THREE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SIN, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGH-OUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PERSONAL ARTICLES NOT PERTAINING TO BUSINESS, CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

When was Lawrence Fish Market last inspected?

Lawrence Fish Market has 10 inspections on record going back to April 23, 2010.

Lawrence Fish Market vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 April 9, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.