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Brown Bag Seafood Co.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 10, 2026
- address233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago 60606
Is Brown Bag Seafood Co. clean?
Brown Bag Seafood Co. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Brown Bag Seafood Co.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records • OBSERVED CUT LEAFY GREENS MAINTAINED OUTSIDE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL AT THE MAIN SERVICE LINE (CUT LEAFY GREENS AT 68.5F), FOOD EMPLOYEES USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL WITHOUT WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR MARKINGS TO DENOTE WHEN FOOD WAS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL OR MUST BE DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL AND PROVIDE MARKINGS FOR ALL FOOD CONTAINERS UTILIZING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL THAT DENOTES THE TIME WHEN FOOD WAS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL OR MUST BE DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 5.0 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $25.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DISCARDED CONTAINER OF CUT LEAFY GREENS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records • OBSERVED CUT LEAFY GREENS MAINTAINED OUTSIDE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL AT THE MAIN SERVICE LINE (CUT LEAFY GREENS AT 68.5F), FOOD EMPLOYEES USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL WITHOUT WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR MARKINGS TO DENOTE WHEN FOOD WAS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL OR MUST BE DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL AND PROVIDE MARKINGS FOR ALL FOOD CONTAINERS UTILIZING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL THAT DENOTES THE TIME WHEN FOOD WAS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL OR MUST BE DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 5.0 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $25.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DISCARDED CONTAINER OF CUT LEAFY GREENS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED DIRECTLY ABOVE CLEAN EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE INSECT CONTROL DEVICE AND INSTALL DEVICES SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED HAND SOAP DISPENSER AT THE FRONT LINE AREA HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE FROM WALL BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FRONT LINE AREA HANDWASHING SINK SOAP DISPENSER AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
When was Brown Bag Seafood Co. last inspected?
Brown Bag Seafood Co. has 8 inspections on record going back to September 4, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2019 | — |
Brown Bag Seafood Co. vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.