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Seashell Restaurant

August 8, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF PESTS ON PREMISES. FOUND SIX LIVE ROACHES ON PREMISES ON A PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA, ON THE WALL UNDER THE THREE COMP SINK, ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISHWASHING AREA, ON THE FLOOR IN THE MANAGERS OFFICE AND ON THE FLOOR BY THE THREE DOOR COOLER. FOUND TWELVE OR MORE LIVE FLIES ON PREMISES IN FRONT AND REAR AREAS. FRONT DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN FOR ENTRY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED DURING BUSINESS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK AND TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES IN DISHWASHING AREA AND INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: A FOUL ODOR WAS NOTED FROM STANDING WATER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE WALK-IN UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE COOLER AND OUTSIDE OF THE COOLER AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE COOLER AND OUTSIDE OF THE COOLER AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST AND CLEAN INSIDE OF LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE INSECTS AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE PIPES CONNECTED TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE WALL TO REMOVE GREASE. • OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AS IT CAN BE A BREEDING AREA FOR PEST.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: FOUND NO LIGHT INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER; MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
code 57
Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ASHTRAY AT THE BOTTOM OF A PREP TABLE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES AS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKING SHALL BE STORED ON PREMISES. CITATION ISSUED PER THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020(C). FIRST OFFENSE.
code 62

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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