Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJanuary 14, 2026
• address5033 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No clean?

Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (PORK, CHICKEN, RICE, SEAFOOD, ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO PREP SINK BEHIND CITY GRILL HOT FOODS SECTIONS.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED PREMISES NOT MAINTAINING RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM FOR SHELLSTOCK TAGS. SHELLSTOCK TAGS MUST BE STORED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND KEPT ON SITE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PIC AND FOOD EMPLOYEE ORGANIZED AND REVISED SHELLSTOCK TAGS. -COS.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED PREMISES NOT MAINTAINING RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM FOR SHELLSTOCK TAGS. SHELLSTOCK TAGS MUST BE STORED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND KEPT ON SITE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PIC AND FOOD EMPLOYEE ORGANIZED AND REVISED SHELLSTOCK TAGS. -COS.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING WITH CHLORINE READING 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE 3-COMP SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL DISHES AND UTENSILS UNTIL DISH MACHINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. AUTO-CHLOR ARRIVED ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION TO MAINTANENCE DISH MACHINE. DISH MACHINE IS NOW MAINTAINING 50 PPM. -COS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED MULTIPLE DEAD INSECTS ON GLUEBOARDS IN THE PRODUCE ROOM UNDER PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GLUEBOARDS AND CLEAN ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM THE PREMISES.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED MULTIPLE SCOOPS USED FOR HOT FOOD ITEMS STORED IN DIPPER WELLS WITH STAGNANT WATER IN THE HOT FOODS SECTIONS. INSTUCTED TO PROVIDE RUNNING WATER FOR ALL DIPPER WELLS AND MAINTAIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED MULTIPLE SCOOPS USED FOR HOT FOOD ITEMS STORED IN DIPPER WELLS WITH STAGNANT WATER IN THE HOT FOODS SECTIONS. INSTUCTED TO PROVIDE RUNNING WATER FOR ALL DIPPER WELLS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD TRAYS IN THE CRISPY TOWN HOT FOOD SECTION STORED FACING UP ON THE PREP TABLE BEHIND HOT HOLDING STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INVERT ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD TRAYS IN THE CRISPY TOWN HOT FOOD SECTION STORED FACING UP ON THE PREP TABLE BEHIND HOT HOLDING STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INVERT ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF THREE DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA BEHIND GRILL CITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS IN THE MEAT/SEAFOOD CUTTING ROOM. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH HANDWASHING SINK IN THE HOT FOODS DISHWASHING AREA, AND A SLOW DRAINAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE GRILL CITY FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION AND SINKS WERE REPAIRED.-COS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED ALL WASTECANS INSIDE OF THE WOMENS CUSTOMER RESTROOM WITHOUT A LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WASTECNAS WITH LIDS FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED ALL WASTECANS INSIDE OF THE WOMENS CUSTOMER RESTROOM WITHOUT A LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WASTECNAS WITH LIDS FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

When was Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No last inspected?

Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No has 31 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Seafood City Supermarket/Grill City/Crispy Town/No vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 61% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

• ✓ Seafood City Supermarket
  clean · September 1, 2016
• ✓! Pizza Imperio
  cooked · June 22, 2017
• ✓ Great Sea Chinese Restaurant
  clean · April 13, 2017
• ✓! Oazas
  cooked · September 4, 2019
• ✓ Seafood City Supermarket
  clean · September 1, 2016
• ✓ Valerio's
  clean · February 6, 2026

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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 January 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.