RestaurantLicence 2881734

Seafood Shack & Steak Market on Stony INC.

7005 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60649

Latest verdictConditionalMay 13, 2026 · 5 months ago

Inspections6since Mar 9, 2023

Fail rate33.3%2 of 6 verdictscitywide 22.4% · above average

City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.

The whole record

Pass33%
Conditional33%
Fail33%

6 inspections from 2023 to 2026 · hover a mark

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ConditionalMay 13, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
1. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  2-102.14(o) observed no employee health policy on site. Instructed to provide at all times. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-010.
2. 6
  Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
  2-401.11 observed the certified food manager smoking a cigarette in the food prep area. Instructed to only smoke outside of the facility and never smoke inside of the facility.
3. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  6-301.12 observed no handdrying provision at the handwashing sink that is located next to the 3 compartment sink. Observed no handdrying provision provided at the cooking line handwashing sink. Instructed to provide a handdrying provision, such as paper towels at all handwashing sinks at all times. Employee provided papertowels during the inspection. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-030(c).
4. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  6-301.11 observed no handwashing cleanser located at the handwashing sink at the cooking line. Instructed to provide handwashing cleanser at all times. Employee provided handwashing cleanser during the inspection. Priority foundation. Citation issued under violation above. 7-38-030(c).
5. 28
  Toxic substances properly identified, stored, & used
  7-102.11 observed containers of chemicals in containers without the common name of the chemical on the container. Instructed to label all chemical containers that are not in the original packaging. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-015.
6. 37
  Food properly labeled; original container
  3-302.12 observed dry storage containers without labels containing the product name. Instructed to label all dry storage containers.
7. 40
  Personal cleanliness
  2-402.11 observed the male food handler without a hair restraint. Instructed to provide at all times.
8. 41
  Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  3-304.14 observed soiled wiping cloths on the attached cutting board and not in sanitizing solution. Instructed to always store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution at all times.
9. 45
  Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
  4-502.13 observed cardboard being reused as a floor liner in the toilet room. Instructed to remove and do not reuse cardboard.
10. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  4-601.11(c) observed the exterior and interior of all cooking and refrigeration equipment with accumulated food and grease debris. Instructed to clean all.
11. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.12 observed accumulated food grease and dirt debris on the floors under the cooking equipment. Observed excessive accumulated grease debris under the flattop grill. Observed accumulated dust and grease debris on the vents above the cooking equipment. Instructed to clean all.
12. 61
  Summary report displayed and visible to the public
  8-304.11(a) observed the most previous inspection report summary not visible for the public's view. Instructed to always make the most recent inspection report summary visiable to the public at all times. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-42-010(b).
13. +1 more
ConditionalMar 5, 2025CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  The person in charge has no physical city of Chicago food service managers certificate. Certificate shown on phone; instructed to have a physical original copy as required. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.
2. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  Observed the following equipment in need of cleaning: exterior surfaces of grill and fryers, interiors of refrigeration and freezer units, fan guard covers inside of walk-in cooler, exterior surfaces of bulk storage containers, exterior surfaces of garbage containers and prep tables. Clean and maintain all.
3. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Instructed to clean and maintain the following: floors where needed under around and behind equipment, walls around equipment and behind equipment and inside of walk-in cooler, floors inside of walk-in cooler and floor drains where needed. Instructed to clean ceiling vents to remove dust where needed.
4. 58
  Allergen training as required
  No food allergen training certificate as required for manager on premises; instructed to obtain and post certificate.
PassFeb 15, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
1. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  The following equipment needs to be cleaned and maintained: prep tables (tops and bottoms, refrigeration and freezer units, steamtable, fryers at bottom area to remove grease, exterior area of stove, grill and fryers.
2. 56
  Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  The vents in the hooded system above the cooking equipment need cleaning; clean vents and maintain.
3. 58
  Allergen training as required
  Instructed that all food service managers must obtain the required food allergen training.
FailFeb 8, 2024CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  No city of Chicago food service managers certificate. The person on site has a serv safe certificate posted only that was issued on february 24, 2023. Instructed to obtain and display a city of Chicago food service managers certificate. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued.
2. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Found no handwashing cleanser at two of the three exposed handsinks; instructed to provide and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) issued.
3. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Found no hand drying device or paper towels at the three hand wash sinks as required; instructed to provide and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) issued.
4. 40
  Personal cleanliness
  Food handler not wearing a proper hair restraint while preparing and handling foods; instructed to wear at all times.
5. 48
  Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
  No chemical test strips on premises. Found no chemical test strips for testing the sanitizing solution when wash rinse and sanitizing dishes and utensils; must provide and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
6. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  The following equipment needs to be cleaned and maintained: prep tables (tops and bottoms, refrigeration and freezer units, steamtable, fryers at bottom area to remove grease, exterior area of stove, grill and fryers.
7. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  The front exposed handsink is draining slowly; instructed to have sink repaired so that it drains properly.
8. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Found unnecessary items stored in the utility sink; instructed to remove and keep sink free of unnecessary items.
9. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Instructed to clean the floors, walls and ceiling vents. Floors and walls under around and behind kitchen equipment. Instructed to clean the floor drains where needed.
10. 56
  Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  The vents in the hooded system above the cooking equipment need cleaning; clean vents and maintain.
11. 58
  Allergen training as required
  Instructed that all food service managers must obtain the required food allergen training.
12. 62
  Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
  Observed evidence of smoking on premises. Found a pack of cigarettes on the table in the dishwashing area and cigarette butts in an aluminum foil made ashtray in the employee washroom on the toilet paper holder. Instructed to remove items and to refrain from smoking inside of establishment. Citation 7-32-020(c) issued under the clean indoor air ordinance. First offense.
PassMar 17, 2023Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
1. 58
  Allergen training as required
  2-102.13 no allergen certificate on site. Instructed to obtain and maintain certificates for all city of Chicago food manager certificate holders.
FailMar 9, 2023CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 1
  Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  No one on site with city of Chicago sanitation certificate.
2. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  No one on site with city of Chicago food sanitation certificate while handling tcs foods. Ie... Chicken, fish, lamb etc. Instructed to obtain certificate and maintain person and certificate on site at all times. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued
3. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  No employee health policy on site for all employees. Instructed to obtain and maintain. Priority foundation 7-38-010 citation issued
4. 5
  Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
  No vomit or diarreha clean up kit on site at time of inspection. Instructed to obtain kit and maintain. Priority foundation 7-38-010 citation issued
5. 41
  Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Sponges on site in need of replace often instructed to correct and maintain.
6. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Large can opener in need of detail cleaning to remove all build up. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.
7. 48
  Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
  No chemical test strips on site to adequately measure sanitizer. Instructed to obtain and maintain at all times. Priority foundation 7-38-005 citation issued
8. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  All cooking equipment in need of cleaning to remove all grease and food build up. Instructed to clean and maintain.
9. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  Interior of reach in freezer and cooler in need of cleaning to remove all food spills. Instructed to clean and maintain.
10. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Floor drains at 3 compartment sink in need of detail cleaning to remove all build up of foods spills and debris. Instructed to clean and maintain.
11. 53
  Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  Garbage can in unisex washroom in need of cover. Instructed to corrected and maintain.
12. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Floors in need of cleaning under and around allequipment to remove all food spills and build up. Instructed to correct and maintain.
13. +2 more

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

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What it gets cited for

496×
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
555×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
585×
Allergen training as required
104×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
23×
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
32×
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
402×
Personal cleanliness
412×
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2881734 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.