The Happy Crab
810 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2017-03-23
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2017-03-23)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2017, 2013)
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 6×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 2×
Inspection History
2017-03-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 2 ▾
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN BATHROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a re...
3 ▾
serious Other
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDER ISSUED, DATED 02/19/2016 , REPORT #1631952, VIOLATION LISTED BELOW: 38 SPLASH GUARDS MISSING AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BAR AREA IN BETWEEN ICE BIN AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME. SERIOUS VIOLATION: ...
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN BATHROOMS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,
minor Documentation & Training
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a re...
2016-02-19 Pass Complaint 5 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. INSTD TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
LARGE CUTTING BOARD IN REAR WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAME.
minor Sanitation
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
LIGHTSHIELDS IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
SPLASHGUARDS MISSING AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN BAR AREA INBETWEEN ICE BIN AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
METAL STEM THERMOMETER MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER WOK STATION.
4 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
MUST REPLACE CRACKED BAR CONDIMENT CONTAINER LIDS IN BAR REACH IN COOLERS.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
CLOSE THE OPENING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE LOBSTER TANK NEAR THE MOP SINK.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS AT ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR. MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
4 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS IN WASHROOMS.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE MOP SINK AND THE LOBSTER TANK. MUST PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL STOPPERS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
2013-10-01 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
4 ▾
serious Sanitation
DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
UNABLE TO GET A READING FOR THE CHLORINE SANITIZER AT THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE DUE TO LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE FLOWING TO THE MACHINE. ECOLAB ON SITE NOW WORKING ON MACHINE AND OWNER HAS CALLED LANDLORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AND IN CORNER AREAS OF KITCHEN.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL HOLES AROUND ALL PIPES LEADING INTO CEILING IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
PAINT EXTERIOR OF BOTH GREASE RECEPTORS IN KITCHEN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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