Seashell Fish & Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2011
• address1049 W 103Rd St, Chicago 60643

Is Seashell Fish & Chicken clean?

Seashell Fish & Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 21, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Seashell Fish & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN AND PAINT SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN AND PAINT SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS (GREASE BUILDUP) COOLERS, FREEZERS, COMPRESSOR UNITS (DUST BUILDUP).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP ANDS STORAGE AREAS. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3-COMP SINK.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP ANDS STORAGE AREAS. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3-COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER SINK IN WASHROOM. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM. REPAIR, CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER SINK IN WASHROOM. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM. REPAIR, CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN REACH-IN COOLER.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • REMOVE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS, BROILER, PANS, FRYER BINS, ETC FROM WASHROOM.

When was Seashell Fish & Chicken last inspected?

Seashell Fish & Chicken has 4 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2010.

Seashell Fish & Chicken vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 21, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.