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Seafood Shack & Steak
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026
- address7358 S Halsted St, Chicago 60621
Is Seafood Shack & Steak clean?
Seafood Shack & Steak is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Seafood Shack & Steak?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE NO VALID PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED AT 11:15 AM. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE, AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER SHALL BE ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING, AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offProper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS: POTATOES 111.6 F, CORN 122.2 F, ITALIAN BEEF 123.8 F, PIC DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 15 LBS VALUED AT $30. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED IS COMBINED WITH BELOW VIOLATION
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS: LAMB CHOPS 48.2 F, FRIED CHICKEN 76.1 F DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 4 LBS VALUED AT $45. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED IS COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (GARLIC NOODLES, RICE, BOILED EGGS, MIXED SALAD) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX. 10 LBS VALUED AT $10. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE/REMINDER FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY ON MENU PRESENTED FOR ALL ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED (EX: T BONE STEAKS, LAMB CHOPS, FISH,). FACILITY ALSO HAS ELECTRONIC MENUS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY ON ALL MENUS. (REFER TO CDPH CONSUMER ADVISORY HANDOUT) PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID FOR RECEPTACLEToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID FOR RECEPTACLE
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT CLEAN. NOTED ENCRUSTED GREASE ON THE OUTTER LID. ALSO NOTED TRASH AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT CLEAN. NOTED ENCRUSTED GREASE ON THE OUTTER LID. ALSO NOTED TRASH AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED HOLE AT BASE OF WALL BETWEEN WALL AND BATHROOM HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL HOLES TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE.
When was Seafood Shack & Steak last inspected?
Seafood Shack & Steak has 5 inspections on record going back to December 2, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2021 | Pass |
Seafood Shack & Steak vs Englewood
Englewood runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 40 mid, 84 cooked.
Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 April 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.