Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedApril 24, 2025
• address7852 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619

Is Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc clean?

Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2025, 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 • PERSON IN CHARGE (PIC) DOES NOT HAVE THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER'S (CFM) CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CFMs CERTIFICATE. CITATION WRITTEN ON VIOLATION #2
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CFM ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS (I.E. BEEF, RICE, CHICKEN, ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON SITE WHEN PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • FOOD HANDLER ON SITE NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS IN BETWEEN GLOVE USE, MULTI-TASKING, TOUCHING BODY, ETC. PRIORITY 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • SPAGHETTI AND COLE SLAW STORED IN THE DISPLAY COOLER NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. • LARGE BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAIR AND BEARD RESTAINTS (AS NEEDED) AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAIR AND BEARD RESTAINTS (AS NEEDED) AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUST ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • DRAIN HOSE FROM THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER DRAINS INTO A PLASTIC CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO ROUTE HOSE TO A FLOOR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • DRAIN HOSE FROM THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER DRAINS INTO A PLASTIC CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO ROUTE HOSE TO A FLOOR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE TOILET ROOM HAS NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE TOILET ROOM HAS NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING. MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOM IS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO PROOF THEY TOOK THE FOOD HANDLER'S COURSE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO PROOF THEY TOOK THE FOOD HANDLER'S COURSE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc last inspected?

Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc has 3 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2025.

Snappers Fish Chicken & Grill, Inc vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 April 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.