Piccadilly Market
Last inspected: Aug 19, 2025
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Score
Across the available record, Piccadilly Market has three inspections on file, the first dated 2025. The most recent report on file is from Aug 19, 2025. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around 10 violations per visit versus roughly four violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited three times.
Compared to other Chicago restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Aug 19, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 9 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: NOTED TCS QUICHE MADE WITH EGGS, SPINACH AND CHEESE STUFFED CROISSANTS ON DISPLAY AT THE FRONT COUNTER NOT HELD UNDER REFRIGERATION. QUICHE NOTED AT 48.2F & 69.8F WITH MEAT STUFFED CROISSANTS AT 68.7F. REVIEWED PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARED TCS FOODS. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT ALL STORAGE AREAS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ON THE REAR OUTDOOR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE STORED ORGANIZED AND ELEVATED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: RAW WOODEN FLOOR IN THE REAR BOX FREEZER STORAGE ROOM MUST BE PAINTED, SEALED, NON-ABSORBENT.----FLOORS UNDER THE REAR PREP AREA UNDER BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----POOLING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST ATTRACTION.-----HOLES IN CEILING IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST SEAL.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: UPPER PLASTIC RIM ON THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: CLEAN UTENSILS MUST NOT BE STORED HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HAND WASHING OR WAREWASHING SINK BASINS.-----ALL STORED PREPACKAGED FOODS MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER WASTEWATER PIPELINES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: ALL POTS/PANS, MIXING BOWLS AND TOGO CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
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Jan 28, 2025
Reinspection
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(O)--OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
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Jan 7, 2025
License
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE MALFUNCTIONING AT THIS TIME. HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE MUST BE PROPERLY OPERATING AND MAINTAINED AT 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE). DISHMACHINE IS TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION" INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED (** SEE COMMENTS BELOW). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXIT DOOR AT REAR ADJACENT STORAGE ROOM WITH GAP OPENING APPROX:1/4" INCH AT BOTTOM OF DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT COFFEE ESPRESSO MACHINE.MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SINK USED FOR DUMPING LIQUID WASTE AT FRONT COFFEE PREPARATION AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A MINIMUM OF 1 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE INSTALLED FOR OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE MUST BE AVAILABLE AT THE COFFEE PREPARATION AREA.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WASHROOM DOOR DEVICE SO THAT IT IS COMPLETELY SELF CLOSING.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR UTILITY CLOSET.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT THE FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Piccadilly Market last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Piccadilly Market on file is from Aug 19, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Piccadilly Market?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Piccadilly Market.
Has Piccadilly Market's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Piccadilly Market have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Piccadilly Market means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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