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The Fish Guy Market

4423 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Grocery Store ZIP 60630 Risk 1 (High)

Pass with Conditions · as of Aug 18, 2026

The Fish Guy Market was last inspected on August 18, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 2 violations, 1 of them critical.

Latest inspection

August 18, 2026 · Canvass

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Result: Pass w/ Conditions

1 critical1 general
  • CriticalFood handling

    Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.

    Inspector’s note: Observed vacuum sealed fish and vacuum packaging machine on site with no approved haccp plan. Instructed manager to submit haccp plan to health department for review. Vacuum packaging machine and fish tagged. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

    Official wording (code 29)

    Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp

  • GeneralFood handling

    No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

    Inspector’s note: Observed vacuum packaging machine and vacuum packaged fish on site with no approved variance. Instructed manager to obtain approved variance. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation consolidated with previous violation.

    Official wording (code 32)

    Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

Inspection history

3 inspections on record

  1. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    No violations

  2. Conditional

    License · Pass w/ Conditions

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Observed (non consumption) ice machine pots, pans, spices stored in garage containing vehicle. All food related items were moved during inspection.

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Observed ice machine in rear garage containing vehicle. Ice could be considered "unpackaged food" and needs to be protected from contamination. Ice machine in rear garage was labeled and must be maintained as non consumption ice only.

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 3 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.