Brown Bag Seafood Co.

health inspection result · North Center · Chicago
😇clean
  • resultPass
  • critical violations0
  • last inspectedMarch 3, 2026 →
  • address3400 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657
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Is Brown Bag Seafood Co. clean?

Brown Bag Seafood Co. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Brown Bag Seafood Co.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
    Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  • 🚿plumbing acting up
    Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  • 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
    Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  • 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Brown Bag Seafood Co. last inspected?

Brown Bag Seafood Co. has 13 inspections on record going back to June 30, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

March 3, 2026 Pass Canvass · 4 failed findings

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April 7, 2025 Pass Complaint · 2 failed findings

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August 7, 2024 Pass Canvass · 4 failed findings

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September 11, 2023 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 4 failed findings

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September 6, 2023 Fail Canvass · 6 failed findings

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November 17, 2022 Pass Complaint · 4 failed findings

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November 10, 2021 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 2 failed findings

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November 2, 2021 Fail Canvass · 7 failed findings

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June 29, 2020 Pass Complaint · 4 failed findings

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November 20, 2019 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 10 failed findings

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November 8, 2018 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 5 failed findings

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November 20, 2017 Pass Canvass · 1 failed finding

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Brown Bag Seafood Co. vs North Center

North Center runs 83% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 407 clean, 73 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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