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Mercato Del Pesce
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2017
- address2623 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60707
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Mercato Del Pesce clean?
Mercato Del Pesce is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 31, 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 Mercato Del Pesce?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Front display cooler in prep area had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Front display cooler in prep area had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Walk in cooler floors under pallets not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Walk in cooler floors under pallets not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 3 compartment sink 2nd faucet leaking at neck, shall be repaired/replaced.
When was Mercato Del Pesce last inspected?
Mercato Del Pesce has 6 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| March 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2014 | Fail |
Mercato Del Pesce vs Montclare
Montclare runs 35% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 35 mid, 192 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 31, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.