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Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 18, 2021
- address41 E Chestnut St, Chicago 60611
Is Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House clean?
Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 18, 2021. 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 Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (MASHED POTATOES AND MEATBALLS) ARE BEING PREPARED. A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE UPSTAIRS WOMEN'S RESTROOM ARE NOT PROVIDING HOT WATER; WATER IS AT 90.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST SUPPLY WATER REACHING A MINIMUM OF 100 F AND MAXIMUM 120 F.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND INDOOR GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND PLASTIC AND FOOD SCRAPS SURROUNDING CONTAINER INSIDE THE BUILDING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INDOOR AREA WHERE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND INDOOR GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND PLASTIC AND FOOD SCRAPS SURROUNDING CONTAINER INSIDE THE BUILDING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INDOOR AREA WHERE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED.
When was Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House last inspected?
Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House has 8 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| August 8, 2022 | — | |
| May 18, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 27, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 2, 2017 | Pass |
Truluck's Seafood, Steak And Crab House vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 May 18, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.