Legal Sea Foods

315 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654

Seafood

Last inspected: Dec 4, 2025

Score

Low Risk

Legal Sea Foods appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2024. Legal Sea Foods was last inspected on Dec 4, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.

Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around two violations each.

Looking across the full record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Legal Sea Foods is doing better than most peers. Overall, the inspection record reads well.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Dec 4, 2025

Reinspection

2 minor violations.

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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Inspector notes: 4-501.12---OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.

Allergen training as required

Inspector notes: 2-102.13---OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

Nov 19, 2025

Routine

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.

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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT OPERATIONAL (NOT IN-USE) AT THIS TIME STEADY LEAK COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID MACHINE LOCATED AT THE BAR AREA.HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE MUST BE PROPERLY OPERATING AND MAINTAINED AT 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE).DISHMACHINE IS TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION" INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. (** SEE COMMENTS BELOW).

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Inspector notes: OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.

All food employees have food handler training

Inspector notes: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

Allergen training as required

Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

Nov 19, 2024

Complaint

1 minor violation.

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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

Inspector notes: OBSERVED PRESET KNIFE AND FORK ON TABLES IN DINING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TABLEWARE THAT IS PRESET SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY BEING WRAPPED, COVERED OR INVERTED.

Jul 2, 2024

License

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Legal Sea Foods last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Legal Sea Foods on file is from Dec 4, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Legal Sea Foods?

Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Legal Sea Foods.

Has Legal Sea Foods' inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Legal Sea Foods have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Legal Sea Foods means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

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