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Seafood Land
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 30, 2023
- address1642 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620
Is Seafood Land clean?
Seafood Land is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 30, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Seafood Land?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC HAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OF VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AS REQUIRED WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN AND FISH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED THE DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR MISS LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECTLY LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINER WITH THE PROPER NAME OF PRODUCT.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES LAYING ON THE COUNTER TOPS AND PREP STATIONS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE TOILET IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH TO REMOVE SPILLS,DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY CERTIFID MANAGER MUST COMPLY AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
When was Seafood Land last inspected?
Seafood Land has 5 inspections on record going back to March 25, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| June 30, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 12, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 10, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2022 | Fail |
Seafood Land vs Auburn Gresham
Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.
Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 June 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.