Offshore
900 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Restaurant ZIP 60611 Risk 1 (High)
Pass with Conditions · as of Aug 4, 2026
Offshore was last inspected on August 4, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 1 violation.
Latest inspection
August 4, 2026 · Canvass
Result: Pass w/ Conditions
1 paperwork-
PaperworkManagement & training
No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.
Inspector’s note: No city of chicago certified food manager on premises while tcs foods-chicken, fish, etc.- are prepared. Instructed a city of chicago certified food manager with original food manager certificate must be on premises while tcs foods are prepared. Priority foundation 7-38-012.
Official wording (code 2)
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspection history
11 inspections on record
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
4 critical1 general Show violations
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed ice machines with black slimey build up on interior. Instructed manager to ensure all food contact surfaces are clean to sight and touch. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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CriticalFood temperature
Cold food was held above a safe temperature.
Inspector’s note: Observed tcs foods held at inadequate temperatures ranging from 49-54 f. Instructed manager to ensure all cold tcs foods are held at 41 f and below. Manager discarded 5 pounds wild rice, 3.4 pounds mozarella cheese, 3 pounds chicken breast, 6.5 pounds lobster mix and 3 pounds cooked asparugus ($220) priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 22)
Proper cold holding temperatures
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CriticalFood handling
Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.
Inspector’s note: Observed vacuum packaging machine on site with no haccp plan. No evidence of vacuum packaging found on site. Instructed manager not to use vacuum packaging machines until an approved haccp plan is put in place. Vacuum packaging machine tagged priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation.
Official wording (code 29)
Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
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CriticalFood temperature
Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.
Inspector’s note: Observed 1 cooler with an inadequate ambient air temperature of 54 f. Instructed manager to ensure all cold holding units are held at 41 f and below. Cooler tagged priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.
Official wording (code 33)
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed multi- gender staff toilet room with no covered receptacle. Instructed manager to provide covered receptacle.
Official wording (code 53)
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
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Pass
Canvass · Pass
No violations
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No Entry
Non-Inspection · No Entry
No violations
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
1 critical1 general Show violations
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CriticalFood handling
Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.
Inspector’s note: Observed bottles of wine placed in ice for consumption at bar area ice bins, instructed not to use ice for consumption for cooling bottles. Priority violation 7-39-005. Ice discarded.
Official wording (code 39)
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
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GeneralFood handling
No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.
Inspector’s note: No variance provided for vacuum packaging on site for more than 48hrs/ sous vide for beef and other TCS foods. instructed to discontinue special process until obtaining proper approval from the office of CDPH. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. food discarded and machines tagged. food discarded valued at $80.
Official wording (code 32)
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
3 critical Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: obstructed hand wash sink at rear prep area, utensils stored in sink basin instructed to keep hand sinks free from any obstruction. priority foundation violation 7-38-030 (C)
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: both bar low temp dish washing machine not sanitizing at final rinse 0ppm obtained on test strips while machine being used. instructed to provide proper sanitizer concentration for final rinse. priority violation 7-38-025. dish machine tagged not allowed to use. must contact the office for CDPH for tag removal request.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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CriticalFood temperature
Cold food was held above a safe temperature.
Inspector’s note: found Hummus, soft cheese and fried chicken held at improper temp 48.2f-61.4f instructed manager to hold cold TCS at 41f or lower. priority violation 7-38-005. 6lbs of food discarded valued at $25.
Official wording (code 22)
Proper cold holding temperatures
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
6 critical2 general1 paperwork Show violations
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CriticalManagement & training
Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.
Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy on site. Must provide written employee health policy for all employees. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-010.
Official wording (code 3)
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
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CriticalManagement & training
No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.
Inspector’s note: Observed no vomit and diarrhea clean up kit/procedure on site. Must provide written procedure for the clean up of vomit and diarrheal events, and corresponding equipment outline in procedure. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 5)
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed no paper towels at hand sink in west bar; no paper towels at pandtry hand sink. Must provide sanitary means to dry hands at all hand sinks at all time. Pic provided during inspection. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). See above violation 6-301.11 for citation.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Observed no handwashing cleanser at hand sink in the west bar. Must provide handwashing cleanser at all hand sinks at all times. Pic provided during inspection. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed 0ppm of sanitizer available inside low temperature dish machines in use at the 2 bars (2 machines). Instructed must provide chemical sanitizer for low temperature dish machines. Operator corrected dish machine in east bar, now showing 50ppm of chlorine available. West bar dish machine has been tagged and held for inspection. Priority violation 7-38-025. See above violation 4-501.112 (a:1 & 2)for citation.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Observed high temperature dish machine in kitchen not reaching minimum hot water sanitization temperature. Found hot water temperature in dish machine @ 156f. Instructed must provide final rinse hot water temperature of a minimum of 180f. Pic modified hot water temperature during inspection. Priority violation 7-38-025. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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GeneralFood temperature
Frozen food was thawed the wrong way.
Inspector’s note: Observed improper thawing method in use. Observed lamb sitting in pan in 1 compartment sink in kitchen. (lamb was @ 32.9f at time of inspection.) instructed must use one of the following approved method for thawing: in refrigeration, in a microwave as part of a continuous cooking process, or completely submerged under running water with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overlfow. Manager corrected during inspection.
Official wording (code 35)
Approved thawing methods used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no irreversible registering temperature indicators on the premises to measure the utensil surface temperature inside of the high temperature dish machine. Management instructed to provide. Priority foundation 7-38-005.
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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PaperworkFood handling
The inspection summary report wasn’t posted for the public.
Inspector’s note: Observed no summary posted in facility. Instructed must post most recent inspection summary report in plain view of customers at all times. Operator posted most recent summary during inspection. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010(b).
Official wording (code 61)
Summary report displayed and visible to the public
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Conditional
Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions
3 general Show violations
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GeneralFood handling
No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.
Inspector’s note: Found a vacuum packaging machine in kitchen without having a variance from chicago dept of public health. Machine not being used nor found food that was being packaged by machine. Machine is tagged not allowed to use. Instructed to obtain a variance of remove from facility. No citation issued
Official wording (code 32)
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
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GeneralFood handling
Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.
Inspector’s note: Deli plastic containers not being air dried after washing, instructed to air dry all muti-use utensils after washing.
Official wording (code 44)
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Excessive spider web noted on ceiling above bar area, instructed to remove and maintain ceiling.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
License · Pass
1 critical2 general Show violations
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: - must provide hand washing signage at all handwash sinks.
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: - observed a 1/4" gap along the bottom/center of the north and south vestibule entrance doors. Must provide a tight fitting seal at all outer openings to prevent the entry of pests.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: - must provide a dump sink in each bar.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 3 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.