Beer is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 18, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Beer?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN. INTERIOR OF COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE, AND TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN. INTERIOR OF COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE, AND TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents β’ FOUND SINKS NOT CLEAN. 3 COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS.(KITCHEN, BASEMENT, BAR AREAS, AND FURNACE AREAS). MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS.(KITCHEN, BASEMENT, BAR AREAS, AND FURNACE AREAS). MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
π§»grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored β’ FOUND BASEMENT NOT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED. MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.
β οΈFood Handler Requirements Met β’ FOUND BARTENDER WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.
Food Handler Requirements Met β’ FOUND BARTENDER WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Beer last inspected?
Beer has 13 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
November 14, 2018
closed by the city
August 18, 2017
Pass
May 23, 2016
Pass
May 13, 2016
Fail
August 13, 2015
Pass
September 3, 2014
Pass
August 26, 2014
Fail
October 8, 2013
closed by the city
August 29, 2013
Pass
January 24, 2012
Pass
January 23, 2012
Pass w/ Conditions
February 9, 2011
Pass
Beer vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 18, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.