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Nick's Fishmarket
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2017
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is Nick's Fishmarket clean?
Nick's Fishmarket is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 14, 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 Nick's Fishmarket?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN CONDENSATE ON FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER. REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED FROZEN CONDENSATE ON FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER. REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR OF DISHWASHER ARE WITH STANDING WATER. KEEP FLOOR CLEAN ADN DRY. OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS AT DISHWASHING UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR OF DISHWASHER ARE WITH STANDING WATER. KEEP FLOOR CLEAN ADN DRY. OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS AT DISHWASHING UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBVED WALL BEHIND MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR AROUND HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES. REPAIR WALL AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBVED WALL BEHIND MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR AROUND HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES. REPAIR WALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED FAR LEFT COMPARTMENT OF 4 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND BAR NOT DRAINING. UNCLOG SINK AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED POT/PAN 3 COMP SINK DRIPPING FROM FAUCET. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Nick's Fishmarket last inspected?
Nick's Fishmarket has 9 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 23, 2010 | Pass |
Nick's Fishmarket vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.