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Crab & Grill

Restaurant

519 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619

South Side

Sep 25, 2026 — License re-inspection

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A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

No written employee health policy found; staff lack required food handler and allergen training documentation.

Key Findings

  • No written employee health policy on site. Facility must establish a policy and maintain signed acknowledgments from all food employees about reporting health-related responsibilities.
  • No proof of food handler training records available for staff. All food employees must complete training and documentation must be maintained at all times.
  • Certified food service sanitation managers lack required allergen awareness training certificates. All managers must obtain accredited allergen training within 30 days and renew every 3 years.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
Inspector's Notes:

2-102.14(O): **PF** FOOD EMPLOYEES and CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with LAW, to the PERSON IN CHARGE, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through FOOD, in accordance with the law. OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
Inspector's Notes:

2-102.13: **C** Food Handler Training (PA 100-0367 Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act) OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

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Inspection History

Crab & Grill has had 7 inspections in the last 5 years with a 60% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 25, 2026.

Sep 25, 2026ConditionalVIEWING NOW

License Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

3 violations
Sep 23, 2026Fail

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

9 violations
Sep 23, 2026Out of Business

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.