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The Crab Pad
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 10, 2022
- address4337 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
Is The Crab Pad clean?
The Crab Pad is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 10, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Crab Pad?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 10, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ENCRUSTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE ICE MACHINE/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINE AT ALL TIMES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR REAR STORAGE ROOM TO ELEVATE ITEMS STORED OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6" INCHES TO FACILITATE CLEANING.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT ICE MAKER.MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES SWITCHED ON THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/SWITCH SO THE HOT HANDLE DISPENSES HOT WATER AND COLD HANDLE DISPENSES COLD AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE NEAR THE KITCHEN STORAGE RACK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was The Crab Pad last inspected?
The Crab Pad has 4 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 10, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2022 | — | |
| October 4, 2021 | Pass |
The Crab Pad vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 November 10, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.