Shaw's Crab House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PASTRY PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL CAULK IN POOR REPAIR ALSO OBSERVED SAUTE REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS LOOSE (LEFT SIDE COOLER DOOR). MUST RECAULK PASTRY PREP HANDWASH BOWL TO WALL AND REPAIR/REPLACE SAID DOOR RUBBER GASKET.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: PASTRY PREP AREA 4-DOOR REACH IN FREEZER CONDENSER WITH ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN FREEZER CONDENSER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING TILES AROUND CEILING VENTILATION COVER AT PASTRY PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE MISSING CEILING LIGHT COVER MISSING ABOVE MAIN DISHWASH AREA. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR CEILING LIGHT BULBS AT MAIN DISHWASH AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: SOME PREP AREAS REACH IN COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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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