King Crab Tavern/Seafood Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. RUBBER DOOR GASKETS OF COOKS LINE COOLERS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DAMAGED FLOOR WITH OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES ALONG WALL OF SEAFOOD STORAGE COOLER ON COOKS LINE. MUST REPAIR/SEAL.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT FOOD PREP MUST BE PROVIDED.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST INSTALL DESIGNATED EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR HAND WASHING ONLY BEHIND BAR WHERE RAW OYSTERS ARE SCHUCKED AND OTHER READY TO EAT FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 2, 2011: 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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