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Nicks Pit Stop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2023
- address2023 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Nicks Pit Stop clean?
Nicks Pit Stop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 17, 2023. 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 Nicks Pit Stop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM FLOOR CLUTTERED (BY REAR EXIT DOOR). MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.
When was Nicks Pit Stop last inspected?
Nicks Pit Stop has 11 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| March 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 30, 2014 | Fail |
Nicks Pit Stop vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, 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 17, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.