Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 20, 2026 →
• address5341 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy clean?

Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy last inspected?

Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy has 16 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Nicky's The Real One-Nicky's The Real Mccoy vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 80% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 36 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.

Other spots in West Elsdon

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  clean · October 26, 2017
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• ✓ Chicago News #1726
  cooked · November 29, 2017
• ✓ Windy City News #1723
  clean · May 23, 2024
• ✓ Southside News #1730
  cooked · November 29, 2017

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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