THE HAPPY CRAB.

Chicago Health Dept

810 W JACKSON BLVD · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

8 inspections on record since 2013 · Last inspected Mar 2017.

Last inspected Mar 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 23

2017

PASS 2 violations

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 regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

MAR 16

2017

FAIL 3 violations

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: 7-42-090

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

FEB 19

2016

PASS 5 violations

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.

APR 24

2015

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER WOK STATION.

DEC 18

2014

PASS 4 violations

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.

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AUG 25

2014

PASS 4 violations

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.

OCT 1

2013

PASS · 0 violations

SEP 26

2013

FAIL 4 violations

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.

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