SEAFOOD HARBOR RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

2131 S ARCHER AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2018.

5 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Mar 2018.

Last inspected Mar 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
30
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 27
2018
PASS 7 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST NOT USE UNFINISHED WOOD CUTTING BOARDS. MUST USE NON POROUS FOOD GRADE MATERIAL FOR FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA, WORN, DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING: WOKS, FRYER, BAR B Q, HANDSINKS, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, HOOD VENTILATION, PREP TABLES IN MAIN PREP AND FISH ROOM AND ALL FLOOR DRAINS. ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, FISH ROOM AND FRONT BBQ AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS AND CEILING IN FISH ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. CEILING TILES NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN

Minor Other
ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA

ONLY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA

MAR 20
2018
FAIL 11 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. WHOLE RAW DUCK WAS HANGING ABOVE CUT LEAFY GREENS. THE LEAFY GREENS WERE COVERED BY A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. THE CARDBOARD WAS OBSERVED TO BE SOAKED THROUGH FROM DRIPPINGS OFF THE RAW DUCK. OPERATOR VOLUTARILY DISCARDED THE CUT LEAFY GREENS WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 5# AND TOTAL COST OF $10. INSTRUCTED THAT PREPARED FOODS AND PRODUCE MUST BE STORED ABOVE ALL RAW PRODUCTS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005a

Serious Sanitation
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOUND ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE AT THE INTERIOR OF MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCONTINUE USE OF MACHINE AND REMOVE ALL ICE. MACHINE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPINGS IN PREP AREA. 3 ON A GLOVE ON THE PREP TABLE, 3 UNDER THE TABLE, AND 4 ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF DISH MACCHINE. 1 LIVE ROACH FOUND IN A BUCKET IN FRONT OF COOKING STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

Critical Pest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED THAT THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE AND GREASE STORAGE AREA HAD AN ACCULATION OF DERBIS ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AREA. THE GREASE CONTAINER HAD EXCESS GREASE ON AND AROUND IT. THE LID TO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN AREA, REMOVE GREASE, AND HAVE RODENT PROOF LID ON TOP OF THE RECEPTICLES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA, WORN, DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST NOT USE UNFINISHED WOOD CUTTING BOARDS. MUST USE NON POROUS FOOD GRADE MATERIAL FOR FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING: WOKS, FRYER, BAR B Q, HANDSINKS, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, HOOD VENTILATION, PREP TABLES IN MAIN PREP AND FISH ROOM AND ALL FLOOR DRAINS. ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, FISH ROOM AND FRONT BBQ AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS AND CEILING IN FISH ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. CEILING TILES NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other
ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA

ONLY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA

JAN 11
2018
PASS 6 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA, WORN, DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING: WOKS, FRYER, BAR B Q, HANDSINKS, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, HOOD VENTILATION, PREP TABLES IN MAIN PREP AND FISH ROOM AND ALL FLOOR DRAINS. ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, FISH ROOM AND FRONT BBQ AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS AND CEILING IN FISH ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. CEILING TILES NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other
ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA

ONLY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA

MAY 15
2017
PASS 5 violations
Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

PROPERLY STORE KNIVES IN KNIFE RACK OR ON MAGNETIC STRIP AND NOT BETWEEN WALL AND PIPES.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, CLEAN SANITIZE UNDER PREP TABLES AND ALL COUNTER TOPS, PREP TABLES OF FOOD DEBIS.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA AND IN WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER.

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN WALL OF FOOD SPLASHES AROUND DISHMACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

REMOVE CLUTTER IN THE FORM OF CARDBOARD BOXES AT REAR OF KITCHEN AREA, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

SEP 13
2016
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST SEAL SMALL OPENING IN WALL OF THE MECHANICAL ROOM IN CORNER.

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