Spicy Fingers

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 26, 2023
• address1549 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Spicy Fingers clean?

Spicy Fingers is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Spicy Fingers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE FRONT DINING HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • FOUND RICE STORED IN BULK CONTAINER LABELED SUGAR. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO LABEL FOOD WHEN OUTSIDE OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER, MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS STORED INSIDE DRY FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR ETC). INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY OR USE SCOOP WITH HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, AND MAINTAIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND BOWLS USED AS SCOOPS STORED INSIDE DRY FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR ETC). INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY OR USE SCOOP WITH HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND MEAT IN FREEZER STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS, MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND LEFT HANDSINK IN MEN'S RESTROOM IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Spicy Fingers last inspected?

Spicy Fingers has 6 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2019.

Spicy Fingers vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

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• ✓ Night Fishes
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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 January 26, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.