Brendan's Pub

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 20, 2010
• address3169 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
• cuisineTavern

Is Brendan's Pub clean?

Brendan's Pub is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 20, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Brendan's Pub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 20, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE UNIT CLEANED AND SANITIZED BEFORE USE. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240 WHEN READY FOR REINSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BAR AREA. REPAINT THE AREAS OF THE BASEMENT FLOOR WHERE NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BAR AREA. REPAINT THE AREAS OF THE BASEMENT FLOOR WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ANY OPENINGS IN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA AND BEHIND THE BAR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ANY OPENINGS IN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA AND BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH RESTROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR.

When was Brendan's Pub last inspected?

Brendan's Pub has 2 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2010.

Brendan's Pub vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 20, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.