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Mayflower Seafood Restaurant, Llc

January 9, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION AT LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE. FOUND A ZERO READING OF THE SANITIZING CHEMICAL AT THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE IN THE KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN CHEMICAL READING AT 100PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION EQUIPMENT STANDARDS 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED A DEAD MOUSE ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA UNDER A SHELF AND A DEAD FROG IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA OF THE BASEMENT IN A CORNER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT KITCHEN DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF DOOR TO AVOID RODENT ENTRY. • FOUND RODENT ACTIVITY ON PREMIES. OBSERVED 500 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN THE KITCHEN AREA ON AND UNDER PREP TABLES, ON THE FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SINKS, DISHMACHINE, IN THE BASEMENT AREA ON THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREA AND BETWEEN ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS AND DEEP FREEZERS, ON AND UNDER PREP TABLES AND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ALL STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION CONTROL OF VERMIN AND INSECTS 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL NON FOOD STORAGE SHELVES AND TO ELEVATE ITEMS FROM FLOORS UNDER SHELVES. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN PREP TABLES AT TOP AND BOTTOM AREA, CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT, CLEAN CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN, CLEAN BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN AT ALL SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION COMPLIANCE WITH CITY RULES 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF WALK-IN UNIT, UNDER DISHMACHINE, UNDER ALL SINKS AND IN BASEMENT PREP AREA UNDER SINKS, ON AND UNDER ALL TABLES IN KITCHEN AND INSIDE OF ALL STORAGE ROOMS OF BASEMENT. • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS IN KITCHEN AND BASMENT WHERE NEEDED.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 23, 2025: 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.