Nando'S Peri-peri
227 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2026-01-15
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2026-01-15
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2023, 2016)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 12 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training minor 3×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 3×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE UPDATED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
2025-01-02 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDAT...
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED SODA CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT IN WALK IN FREEZER AREA MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
minor Sanitation
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH LIDS NOT CLOSED AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TRASH BAGS ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN DRY STORAGE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED WATER LEAK IN REAR STORAGE AREA, NEAR SODA STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DUST ACCUMALATION ON WALL WHERE ICE MACHINE WAS REMOVED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED MISSING PROTECTIVE SHIELD IN REAR PREP NEAR WATER HEATER, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
minor Food Storage & Handling
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR STORAGE NEAR WATER HEATER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
2023-06-15 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 3 ▾
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS IN MIDDLE AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED 1 OF 2 ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFCATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.
2023-06-08 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 5 ▾
minor Other
22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMALTELY 35 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT CUSTOMER DINING ROOM ON CHAIRS, REAR STORAGE ON ALL COARDBOARD BOXES, WALLS, SURFACES OF WATER SOFTENER, EMPLOYEE LOCKERS AND REAR PREP AREA WHERE CHICKEN IS PREPARED ON PREP TABLES ...
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS IN MIDDLE AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED 1 OF 2 ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFCATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.
1 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Food handler not wearing a hair restraint. instructed to wear.
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2 ▾
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
WIPING CLOTH STORED ON COUNTER TOP, INSTRUCTED TO STORED IN SANI-BUCKET.
minor Other
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
DISPOSABLE CUPS USES AS A SCOOP FOR SUGAR, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER SCOOPS
1 ▾
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
- MUST PROVIDE A PREP SINK FOR THE BAR AREA.
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST RAISE FLOOR THRESHOLD AT FRONT ENTRANCE/EXIT DOOR.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING TILES AROUND CEILING VENTILATION COVER AT DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MOP SINK COLD WATER HANDLE/VALVE TURNED OFF AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINKS.
2017-07-25 Pass Complaint 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND FLOORS DRAINS IN THE KITCHEN AREAS WITH HEAVY GRIME BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
3 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
SPRAY BOTTLE NEXT TO GRILL NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
CONTAINER OF LEMON WEDGES MISSING A COVER AT SELF SERVICE SAUCE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO COVER
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
STANDING WATER AT FLOOR UNDER WATER SOFTER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DRY AS POSSIBLE.
2016-07-29 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Pest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
DUMPSTER NOT CURRENTLY ONSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION: FACILITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH LAKESHORE RECYCLING SERVICES BUT THE DUMPSTER IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE ON 7/29/16. NO CITATION ISSUED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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