Brownstone Tavern & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELLY 1 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED 07/17/15 REPORT#1424953 (38) EXPOSED HAND SINK MISSING FROM INSIDE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK INSIDE BAR WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER PER STATE CODE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEAN STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO CEILING AND AROUND PIPES IN BASEMENT. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHINHG SINK IN WOMENS WASHROOM DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on March 15, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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