District Brew Yards

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 4, 2025
• address417-427 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622

Is District Brew Yards clean?

District Brew Yards is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at District Brew Yards?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED STRIPPED COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF OFFICE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DRAWER FRONTS ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FANGUARD COVERS IN BEER WALK IN COOLER,FRYER CABINETS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA,FOOD,BEER AND TOGO WALK IN COOLERS.DAMAGED WALL AT EMERGENCY EXIT. • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWY FROM WALLS IN ELECTRICAL ROOM. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES IN DISH WASHING AREA.

When was District Brew Yards last inspected?

District Brew Yards has 8 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2019.

District Brew Yards vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 November 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.