CAPTAIN SHRIMP INC..
1901 W IRVING PARK RD · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO
3 of 5 inspections passed, 1 failed, 1 passed with conditions. 1 critical violation across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUL 282025PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS STORED ON SHELF ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN ORIGINAL BOXES STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ITEM BOXES AND STORE SINGLE-SERVICE/SINGLE-USE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ON NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF DEEP FRYERS (ALONG SIDES/BETWEEN FRYERS) IN THE FRONT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE, DUST DEBRIS, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DRAIN PLUG AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN PLUG TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
OBSERVED FLOOR TILES BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR KITCHEN AREAS IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE/CRACKED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE/CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR.
OBSERVED FURNACE VENT IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FURNACE VENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DUST DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
SEP 252024PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
4-601.11(B) - MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS CONTAINERS FOR FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD FOIL WRAPPING PAPERS ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.-----EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE
6-201.11 - CHIPPING/PEELING PLASTER ON THE WALL AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
SEP 172024FAILED6 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
4-101.19 - MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
4-602.13 - SHELVING UNDER THE GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND BURNT FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
4-601.11(B) - MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS CONTAINERS FOR FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD FOIL WRAPPING PAPERS ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.-----EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE.
OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LID NOT MAINTAINED: UNABLE TO CLOSE TIGHT FIT TO CONTAINER DUE TO EXCESSIVE TRASH OVERFLOWING. SECURE CONTAINER LID TO PROPERLY CLOSE AND PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, FOOD SOURCE. REMOVE EXCESSIVE TRASH TO ALLOW FOR LID TO CLOSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(b). CITATION ISSUED.
6-201.11 - FLOORS BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS AT THE DISHWASHING AREA.----CHIPPING/PEELING PLASTER ON THE WALL AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
6-501.114 - DIRTY, UNUSED GREASE TRAP AND REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.
AUG 122024PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. WITNESSED AN EMPLOYEE DROP THE PLASTIC LID OF A CONTAINER OF COOKED, READY TO EAT SHRIMP ONTO THE FLOOR THEN PICK IT UP, PUT THE LID BACK ON THE CONTAINER OF SHRIMP AND PUT THE SHRIMP ON SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. SHRIMP DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD HANDLING, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES AND POSSIBLE MEANS OF CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT.
PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
SHELVING UNDER THE GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND BURNT FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS CONTAINERS FOR FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD FOIL WRAPPING PAPERS ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.-----EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE.
FLOORS BEHIND ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS AT THE DISHWASHING AREA.----CHIPPING/PEELING PLASTER ON THE WALL AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
DIRTY, UNUSED GREASE TRAP AND REFRIGERATOR IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.
MAY 152023PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
NOTED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON FLOOR BY THE UTILITY SINK AT THE REAR, CRACKS ON WALLS AT THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULBS BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT BULBS WITH CLEAN AND WASHABLE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING.
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