The Anchor Fish & Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 5, 2026
• address9305 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620

Is The Anchor Fish & Chicken clean?

The Anchor Fish & Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Anchor Fish & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURES OF FOOD.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES LAYING AROUND ON THE SINKS. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR SHELVING OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, AND/OR DEBRIS. ALSO DEFROST AND CLEAN THE WALK IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED MULTIPLE PLUMBING ISSUES: THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA HAS A SLOW DRAIN, THE REAR HAND SINK HAS A LEAKY FAUCET AND SLOW DRAIN AND THE 3 COMP SINKS HAS LEAKS AT THE FAUCET,SPRAYER AND PIPES UNDERNEATH. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING ISSUES. ALSO NOTED A PIPE IN THE HAND SINK IN THE WASHROOM SINK. MUST REROUTE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE WASHROOM FIXTURES, FLOORS AND WALLS DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE WASHROOM FIXTURES, FLOORS AND WALLS DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGH OUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE TO PREVENT HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS, WALLS, PREP TABLES, COUNTER TOPS, STORAGE SHELVING VERY DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOORS TILES DAMAGED IN THE PREP AREA, CEILING TILES DAMAGED THROUGH OUT AND HOLES AND OPENINGS INTO THE FLOORS AND WALLS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CITY CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

When was The Anchor Fish & Chicken last inspected?

The Anchor Fish & Chicken has 4 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2025.

The Anchor Fish & Chicken vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 May 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.