Ballast Point Brewing Company

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 10, 2020
• address212 N Green St, Chicago 60607

Is Ballast Point Brewing Company clean?

Ballast Point Brewing Company is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ballast Point Brewing Company?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: BLADE AT CAN OPENER ON PREP TABLE, MEAT SLICER ON PREP TABLE, EXERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, FRYERS, GRILL AND BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS), INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS/FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN KITCHENS AND BAR AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE THE HIGH TEMP DISHMACHINE IN THE MAIN KITCHEN (1ST FL) TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE THE HIGH TEMP DISHMACHINE IN THE MAIN KITCHEN (1ST FL) TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.

When was Ballast Point Brewing Company last inspected?

Ballast Point Brewing Company has 2 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2020.

Ballast Point Brewing Company vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.