Seaworld Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 24, 2014
• address1130 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Seaworld Food Market clean?

Seaworld Food Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 24, 2014. 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 Seaworld Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CHEST FREEZER INTERIOR LID LINER IS BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION.OBSERVED UNIT BEEN REPAIRED WITH A LOT OF DIRTY GRAY TAPE, AT SELLING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN INTERIOR LID.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CHEST FREEZER INTERIOR LID LINER IS BROKEN WITH EXPOSED INSULATION.OBSERVED UNIT BEEN REPAIRED WITH A LOT OF DIRTY GRAY TAPE, AT SELLING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN INTERIOR LID.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FOUR BURNERS STOVE, THE PREP TABLE BY THE UNIT.REMOVE GREASY PLASTIC SHELF LINER FROM SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA, ALSO ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND RUSTY TOOLS . ICE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD-UP INTERIOR CHEST FREEZERS.REMOVE ICE, CLEAN , SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN CHEST FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN CEMENT WITH WATER AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA / FISH TANKS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. RUSTY TOOLS AND TOOL BOXES STORED ON FLOOR BY THE PREP TABLE INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN CEMENT WITH WATER AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA / FISH TANKS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. RUSTY TOOLS AND TOOL BOXES STORED ON FLOOR BY THE PREP TABLE INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • RAW FISH PARTIALS ARE STUCK ON CEILING TILES IN FISH AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID TILES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • RAW FISH PARTIALS ARE STUCK ON CEILING TILES IN FISH AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID TILES.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • DEAD INSECTS AND DUST INSIDE THE LIGHT SHIELD IN SELLING AREA AND REAR AREA.REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE OPENED FRESH FISH TANKS IN KITCHEN
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 38 NO VENTILATION / HOOD PROVIDE ABOVE 4 BURNER GAS STOVE, IN REAR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COMMERCIAL HOOD/VENTILATION ABOVE MENTIONED UNIT,OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES UNIT

When was Seaworld Food Market last inspected?

Seaworld Food Market has 5 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2012.

Seaworld Food Market vs Uptown

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Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, 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 24, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.