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MCCORMICK & SCHMICK'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

1 E WACKER DR, CHICAGO, IL, 60601

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-11-05; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-11-05), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-11-05: Complaint

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-14 — REQUIRED RECORDS AVAILABLE: SHELLSTOCK TAGS, PARASITE DESTRUCTION - Comments: OBSERVED MULTIPLE SHELLSTOCK TAGS FROM AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2025 WITH NO DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED SHALL BE RECORDED ON THE TAG OR LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  • Critical: CHI-16 — FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BAR IMPROPERLY SANTIZING AT A CONCENTRATION OF 0PPM CHLORINE. CORRECTED DURING RECENT INSPECTION ON 11/6/2025 OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BAR REPAIRED AND SANITIZING PROPERLY AT 100PPM CHLORINE AFTER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED
  • Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 47.8-57.4F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, RICE(54.5-57.4-F), DICED TOMATOES(47.8F), CHEESE(52.6-56.3), SALAD MIX(52.9F), SOYBEANS(51.6F), ARGULA(54.5F), CHOCOLATE DESSERT(53.4F) AND RAW EGGS IN SHELL(53.1F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $50 WEIGHING 11LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-25 — CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: OBSERVED NO ASTERISK ON MENU IDENTIFYING SOME ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON TWO MENU STATING ANIMAL DERIVED FOOD WITH AN ASTERISK ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO ADD ASTERISK TO MENU IDENTIFYING ALL ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT CAB BE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE TO MENUS STATING ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. CORRECTED DURING RECENT INSPECTION ON 11/6/2025, OBSERVED ASTERISK ADDED TO ALL ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS THAT ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS AND OBSERVED DISCLOSURE ADDED TO MENU STATING THAT ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED RAW, UNDERCOOKED, COOKED TO ORDER OR CONTAIN RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  • Critical: CHI-33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 58.5F IN PANTRY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED DURING RECENT INSPECTION ON 11/6/2025 OBSERVED ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN PANTRY PREP AREA REPAIRED AND AT PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 35.4F AFTER REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

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