Nando's Peri-Peri
Last inspected: Jan 8, 2026
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Score
Public records show 17 inspections at Nando's Peri-Peri stretching back to 2015. Nando's Peri-Peri was last inspected on Jan 8, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near two violations per visit.
The pattern that stands out is “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable”, which has been cited four times.
Compared to the broader Chicago restaurant scene, this is about average. The record reflects steady performance over time.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Jan 8, 2026
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM DIRT, GREASE AND OTHER BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE GRILL IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP/SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE BEHIND THE DISH WASHING MACHINE WHERE THE RED TAG IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY UNDER EQUIPMENT AND WORK STATIONS ALONG THE WALLS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS...AND STANDING WATER IN THE REAR WHERE THE CARBON DIOXIDE CANISTER IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
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Jan 16, 2025
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP/SERVICE AREAS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND SMALL FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT, MOSTLY ALONG THE WALLS AND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS NEEDED AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE CEILING VENTS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS COOKED IN AREAS AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR WITH A BUILD UP OF SMALL DEBRIS AND DIRT UNDER SHELVING AND ALONG THE CORNERS OF THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
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Mar 20, 2024
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Mar 18, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED IMPROPER FRESH HOT WATER SANITIZING RINSE FOR A STATIONARY RACK SINGLE TEMPERATURE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT 79F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FRESH HOT WATER SANITIZING RINSE AS IT ENTERS THE MANIFOLD MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 165F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE CONTAINERS OF USED OIL IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE MILK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING ABOVE COUNTER TOP WHERE CUSTOMERS FOOD IS PLACED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING IN SAID AREA. OBSERVED DUST ON WALL NEXT TO ICE SCOOP HOLDER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALL NEAR ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
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Mar 23, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IS SLIGHTLY SOILED. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Sep 6, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Jun 29, 2021
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jun 18, 2021
Reinspection
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: UNABLE TO VERIFY WASH TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER SANITIZING DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. MANAGEMENT HAS AGREED TO WASH ALL DISHES IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL DISHMACHINE IS REPAIRED. EQUIPMENT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: RIGHT SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN WOMENS RESTROOM IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT TURN ON. MUST REPAIR.
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Jun 10, 2021
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: IMPROPER INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS (MASHED POTATOES, COOKED RICE) IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MASHED POTATOES WERE AT 50.0 F. COOKED RICE WAS AT 70.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41 F. APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS OF SAID FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $50. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: UNABLE TO VERIFY WASH TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER SANITIZING DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. MANAGEMENT HAS AGREED TO WASH ALL DISHES IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL DISHMACHINE IS REPAIRED.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT MUST BE USE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: RIGHT SIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN WOMENS RESTROOM IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT TURN ON. MUST REPAIR.
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Dec 3, 2020
Routine
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FRONT BAR/SERVICE STATION HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. HAND SINK IS BLOCKED BY FRONT COUNTER STRUCTURE. STEP STOOL IS BEING USED TO REACH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SINK ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. PREMISES HAS OTHER SINKS AVAILABLE FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT MUST BE USE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND DISHWASHING MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR STORAGE SHELVING WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR STORAGE SHELVING WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN REAR UTILITY ROOM ESPECIALLY AROUND WATER HEATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 2, 2019
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLER WITH LONG BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: ICE SCOOP HOLDER NOT REMOVABLE FOR PROPER WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO DETACH FROM SCREWS.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
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Jan 16, 2019
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLER WITH LONG BEARD NOT WEARING A BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
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Jan 9, 2018
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LIGHT RESIDUE FORMING ON DROP TRAY OF ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SLOW DRAIN AT MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED TOP LOADING FROZEN YOGURT MACHINE ON COUNTER NEAR SODA FOUNTAIN WITHOUT FAUCET INSTALLED ABOVE. MUST INSTALL A FAUCET, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE ABOVE THIS TOP LOADING MACHINE TO ALLOW FOR PROPER CLEANING OF THE UNIT.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE CORNER NEAR MOP SINK. NOTED EXCESS CHAIRS, TABLE AND CLEANING EQUIPMENT STORED HAPHAZARDLY SUCH THAT ONE CANNOT REACH THE BACK WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND STORE ALL MOPS AND BROOMS INVERTED OR AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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Jan 10, 2017
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR ONE OF TWO AUTOMATIC HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE LADIES RESTROOM(HAND SINK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) SO AS TO HAVE RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: DURING INSPECTION ONLY ONE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE WAS PROVIDED. ALL STAFF ON PREMISES MUST ALWAYS HAVE THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE.MUST PROVIDE.
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Feb 23, 2016
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service
Inspector notes: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER- RICE AT 49.0-50.0 F AND MASHED POTATOES AT 49.0 F.,COOKED CHICKEN AT 50.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LONG BRUSH TO PROPERLY CLEAN INTERIORS OF WATER BOTTLES USED FOR WATER SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS.
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Dec 10, 2015
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: NOTED SOME FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLER NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND USE BY DATE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE DISH WASHING MACHINE AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: NOTED SOME EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Sep 10, 2015
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Nando's Peri-Peri last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Nando's Peri-Peri on file is from Jan 8, 2026. The public record contains 17 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Nando's Peri-Peri?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Nando's Peri-Peri.
Has Nando's Peri-Peri's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Nando's Peri-Peri have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Nando's Peri-Peri 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 Nando's Peri-Peri inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Nando's Peri-Peri is inspected around two times per year on average.
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