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Shaw's Crab House

September 12, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF TWO ICE MACHINES WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF A BLACKISH PINK SLIMEY BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ARE CLEANED TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HOT WATER DISH MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN PRODUCING A FINAL UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 147 F. FOOD EMPLOYEE OBSERVED PLACING ITEMS IN SAID DISH MACHINE. DISH MACHINE LATER ROSE TO ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE DISH MACHINE PRODUCES ADEQUATE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE BEFORE PUTTING DISHES IN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED MASHED POTATOES HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 124 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL HOT FOODS ARE HELD AT 135 F AND ABOVE. MANAGER REHEATED MASHED POTATOES TO 165 F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 49 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD FOODS ARE STORED AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 3/4 GALLON OF MILK ($6) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAFF UTILIZING VINEGAR AS AN ADDITIVE TO SUSHI RICE FOR PURPOSE OF FOOD PRESERVATION WITHOUT LETTER FROM A CERTIFIED LAB, VERIFYING THE pH OF THE SUSHI OR ADEQUATE pH METER ON-SITE CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY DETERMINING pH OF SUSHI RICE AFTER MODIFICATION. PH METER ON SITE NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM CERTIFIED LAB OR OBTAIN ADEQUATE pH METER AND STAFF TRAINING TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE pH OF SUSHI RICE AFTER MODIFICATION AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 29

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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