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Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 23, 2017
- address691-695 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60642
Is Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill clean?
Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 23, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalSource Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place • OBSERVED FOOD THAT WAS NOT WHOLESOME IN APPEARANCE STORED INSIDE A WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT: 28 LOAVES OF BREAD AND BUNS WERE DISCARDED DUE TO MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE COVERING THE EXTERIOR BREAD PRODUCTS. MANAGER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE COOLER HAD EITHER BEEN SHUT OFF OR BROKE DOWN BECAUSE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS NOT ON DURING INSPECTION. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS WERE STORED INSIDE OF THE COOLER, HOWEVER THE MANAGER DISCARDED ALL 28 LOAVES OF MOLDY BREAD/BUNS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B)
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • NO HOT OR TEMPERED RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND SINKS AND WASHROOM HAND SINKS ON THE 1ST FLOOR: THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN, THE HAND SINKS BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR, AND THE 5 WASHBOWL SINKS IN THE 1ST FLOOR WASHROOMS WERE 77.8F. MANGER WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL TO COME OUT DURING THE INSPECTION TO ADJUST THE HOT WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE WARM WATER ON THE 1ST FLOOR PRIOR TO THE END OF THE INSPECTION. AFTER ADJUSTING THE HOT WATER HEATER, A TEMPERATURE OF 93.2F WAS OBSERVED AT THE 1ST FLOOR SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOODVENTS SERVICED IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT ALL TIMES.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOODVENTS SERVICED IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATION TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN TO REMOVE GREASE BUILDUP AND SPLATTER.
When was Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill last inspected?
Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill has 7 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 23, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 15, 2017 | — | |
| October 13, 2016 | — | |
| August 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2014 | Pass |
Cy's King Crab Oyster Bar And Grill vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.