Seashell Fish & Chicken

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: When toilet and lavatory facilities are provided for the patrons of food establishments, such facilities shall be adequate in number, convenient, accessible, properly designed, and installed according to the municipal code.HOT WATER TANK NOT MAINTAINED IN RESTROOM HOT WATER NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME RESTROOM HOT WATER TANK IN CEILING MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE HOT WATER.
  code 26
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.NEED TO CLEAN ALL DRY STORAGE SHELVES FRONT AND REAR DEFROST BOX FREEZER REAR EXCESSIVE ICE.ALSO CLEAN WALK-IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVER AND CLEAN REAR STOVE.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.NEED TO CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS,AND REPLACE MISSING SHIELD UNDER HOOD.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.NEED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW DEVICE BEFORE ATTACHING HOSE MUST PROVIDE .
  code 38
• ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Soiled and clean linens, coats, and aprons shall be properly stored.OBSERVED WIPING CLOTH STORED ON REAR TABLE INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN 100PPM CHLORINE SANITIZER.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens.CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 16, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 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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