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Grocery StoreLicence 3002461

The Fish Guy Market

4423 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

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Latest verdictConditionalAug 18, 2026 · 1 month ago
Inspections3since Jan 9, 2025
Fail rate0.0%0 of 3 verdictscitywide 22.4% · below average
City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

The whole record

  • Pass33%
  • Conditional67%
  • Fail0%
3 inspections from 2025 to 2026 · hover a mark
20252026
  1. ConditionalAug 18, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
    1. 29

      Compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP

      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.

    2. 32

      Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

      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.

  2. PassNov 21, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
  3. ConditionalJan 9, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)
    1. 39

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

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

    2. 39

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

      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.

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

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What it gets cited for

  1. 392×

    Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

  2. 291×

    Compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP

  3. 321×

    Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 3002461 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.