Fat Shack
Last inspected: Oct 8, 2025
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Score
Fat Shack appears in inspection records five times, starting in 2021. The latest inspection on file is from Oct 8, 2025. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around six violations to closer to one violation per visit over the last few inspections.
Looking across the full record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
Compared to the broader Chicago restaurant scene, where the average is 81, this is a stronger showing. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Oct 8, 2025
License
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WALL ABOVE PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN CLOSET SPACES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Nov 4, 2024
Reinspection
5 minor violations.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13//NOTED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: 2-102.13//NOTED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-501.12//NOTED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND RESTORE TO SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: NOTED NO LIDS ON RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.11: **C** Maintained in Good Repair, Facilities (FACILITIES NOT IN GOOD REPAIR) NOTED BROKEN AND STAINED CEILING TILE IN LOBBY. STAINS ARE INDICATIVE OF A LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO ADDRESS ISSUE AND REPAIR AND REPLACE
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Oct 28, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ICE MACHINES ATTACHED TO FOUNTAIN DRINK DISPENSER IN LOBBY WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK, BROWN AND PINK SUBSTANCE ON TOP INTERIOR OF ICE BIN, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: NOTED CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND RESTORE TO SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: NOTED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ON THE FLOORS UNDERNEATH KITCHEN FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: NOTED NO LIDS ON RECEPTACLES IN BOTH UNISEX BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: NOTED BROKEN AND STAINED CEILING TILE IN LOBBY. STAINS ARE INDICATIVE OF A LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO ADDRESS ISSUE AND REPAIR AND REPLACE.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: NOTED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NOTED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Apr 5, 2023
Routine
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
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Proper cooling time and temperature
Inspector notes: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS SHREDDED STEAK IN A 4" INCH DEEP METAL PAN WITH A METAL LID INSIDE THE COOKS LINE PREP COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 55.4F TO 58.5F. MANAGER STATES THE PRODUCT WAS RECENTLY PREPARED AND COOLED.NO TEMPERATURE COOLING LOGS ON SITE. COOLER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 38.1F. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS FOR PREPARED TCS FOODS. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: ASSORTED MAYONNAISE BASED DRESSINGS AND SAUCES SUCH AS PARMESAN WING SAUCE AND RANCH DRESSING HELD IN THE MENTIONED COOLER IN VIOLATION #33 NOTED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 61.7F. ALL SAUCES DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #20 FOR CITATION.
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: NOTED A COOKS LINE ONE DOOR REACH-IN COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE FOR ASSORTED MAYONNAISE BASED DRESSINGS AND SAUCES SUCH AS PARMESAN WING SAUCE AND RANCH DRESSING. COOLER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 68.5F WITH DRESSING AT 61.7F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE.----TABLE TOP CAN OPENER NOTED WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: ALL HAND WASHING SINKS WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON BASINS AND HANDLES.-----ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH GREASE.-----ALL WHEEL CASTORS ON COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE PAPER AS A LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS. PLASTIC FOOD PREP INSTRUCTION CARDS MUST NOT BE ADHERED TO PREP SURFACES. PREP SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT, UNDER ALL SINKS THE EXCESSIVE DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD ACCUMULATION.----WALL THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MISSING BASEBOARD WALL COVING TILE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FRONT PREP. MUST REPLACE.----POOLING LIQUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR PREP AT THE METAL SAFE. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
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Oct 29, 2021
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Fat Shack last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Fat Shack on file is from Oct 8, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Fat Shack?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Fat Shack.
Has Fat Shack's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Fat Shack have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Fat Shack means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Fat Shack inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Fat Shack is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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