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Nicholas High Quality Meats
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address4619 W Harrison St, Chicago 60644
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Nicholas High Quality Meats clean?
Nicholas High Quality Meats is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Nicholas High Quality Meats?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT REAR HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED 2" GAP AT LEFT SIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR NEAR FRAME AND 1" GAP AT BOTTOM AND MIDDLE OF REAR DOUBLE EXIT DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS.
When was Nicholas High Quality Meats last inspected?
Nicholas High Quality Meats has 20 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 23, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 28, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| June 15, 2020 | Pass |
Nicholas High Quality Meats vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.