Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedDecember 30, 2019
• address7358 S Halsted St, Chicago 60621

Is Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood clean?

Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOOD ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER SHALL BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING SERVED AND PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA NOT WORKING OR ACCESSIBLE. HAND WASHING SINK IS DETACHED FROM THE WALL, NO RUNNING WATER, AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS BEING STORED INSIDE. A HANDWASHING SINK shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for EMPLOYEE use. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). • NO HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA OR THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SINKS IN BOTH AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, HAND WASHING CLEANSER, AND DRYING PROVISIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND RAW SHRIMP ON THE COUNTER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OUT OF TEMPERATURE(55.9F). TCS FOOD SHALL BE AT 41F OR BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 9LBS VALUED AT $66. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED COLE SLAW AND SLICED CAKE WITHOUT LABELING.READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS SHALL BE LABELED WITH A PREPARE AND DISCARD DATE NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BREADING FOR FISH WITHOUT LABELING. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY(REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDER THE HOT HOLDING UNIT, UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, AND IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA UNDER THE STORAGE BOXES. PREMISES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF RODENTS AND PESTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a)
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NO WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF TO GO CONTAINERS, OIL CONTAINERS, WHITE BUCKETS, AND CONTAINERS OF DRESSING AND HOT SAUCE STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE 6 INCHES OR MORE OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO SANITIZING SOLUTION TESTING DEVICE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO SANITIZING SOLUTION TESTING DEVICE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SHELVES, FOOD EQUIPMENT, AND THE OVERHEAD EXHAUST HOOD WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED SEWAGE BACKING UP IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,THE BOTTOM OF THE TOILET, THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE TOILET ROOM, FLOOR DRAIN IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND ON THE FLOOR IN THE FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED SEWAGE BACKING UP IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,THE BOTTOM OF THE TOILET, THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE TOILET ROOM, FLOOR DRAIN IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND ON THE FLOOR IN THE FURNACE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY STAINED, MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE TOILET ROOM AND ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS, INSIDE OF FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS, VENTILATION RETURNS WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED FROM 3-15-17 AND NOT VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO POST AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(b)
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED FROM 3-15-17 AND NOT VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO POST AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(b)

When was Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood last inspected?

Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2017.

Freddy's Crab House-Fresh Seafood vs Englewood

Englewood runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 40 mid, 84 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Englewood, 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.