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The Crab House

March 26, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT REAR PREP SINK. MANAGER OBTAINED SOAP AND TOWELS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: ALL FISH MUST BE REMVED FROM CRYO VAC PACKAGING DURING THAWING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
code 35
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN, DISCOLORED WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN NEW CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.