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Jm Seafood Restaurant

Restaurant

3312 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608

South Loop

Aug 26, 2026 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Walk-in cooler at unsafe temperature; over 70 lbs of food discarded due to improper cold storage.

Key Findings

  • Walk-in cooler temperature was 55°F when it must stay at 41°F or below; chicken, fish, beef, pork, and prawns were all out of safe temperature range.
  • Clams in cooler had no shellstock tag attached, and no documentation of tags for previously sold shellfish; approximately 10 lbs of clams discarded.
  • No certified Chicago food manager on site during operation with original certificate posted.
  • Unlabeled food containers in prep area and utensils stored improperly; no allergen training certificate on file.

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 #14 — REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER OF CLAMS, LOCATED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ALSO, NO DOCUMENTATION OF SHELLSTOCK TAGS FOR PREVIOUSLY SOLD SHELLSTOCK. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. ONCE THE LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEM IS SOLD, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE A SYSTEM FOR HOW DATED SHELLSTOCK TAGS ARE LOGGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AND $125 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. FOUND: WHOLE CHICKENS AND CUT CHICKEN BREAST (54.2F-56.7F), FISH (55.4F), BEEF (47.3F-50.1F), PRAWN (52.3F), PORK (49.7F). MUST HAVE COLD-HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 60LBS AT $275 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

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Inspection History

Jm Seafood Restaurant has had 10 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 3, 2026.

Sep 3, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

3 violations
Aug 26, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

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

7 violations
Nov 5, 2025Pass

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

7 violations