King Crab Tavern/Seafood Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK FOUND WITH STORED DIRTY DISHES INSIDE. UTENSILS BEING STORED HANGING INTO SINK. NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT SINK AND SINK DIRTY WITH GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER. CLEAN DISHES BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF SINK. INSTRUCTED TO BE USED FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY AND MANAGEMENT PROVIDED SOAP AND TOWELS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHES BEING WASHED IN FRONT PREP TWO COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT PROPERLY WASHING, RINSING AND SANITZING. ONE SINK SET TO WASH ONLY.INSTRUCTED DISH WASHING MUST BE DONE IN DISH MACHINE OR IN PROPERLY SET THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: METAL RACK SHELVING ON COOKS LINE DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD .MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE DIRTY PLASTIC MILK CRATE WITH RUSTY METAL WIRE RACKS AS SHELVING IN BASEMENT FOR CLEAN CUTTING BOARD STORAGE. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK AND TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR COOKS LINE SEAFOOD COOLER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DIRTY WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DIRTY FLOORS WITH FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 10, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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