Dovetail Brewery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 27, 2016
• address1800 W Belle Plaine Ave, Chicago 60613
• cuisineLiquor

Is Dovetail Brewery clean?

Dovetail Brewery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 27, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Dovetail Brewery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM LOCTED NEXT TO OFFICE DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR VENTILATION IN 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM NEXT TO THE OFFICE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR THE FRONT TWO BARS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR THE FRONT TWO BARS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND FRONT BAR AREA, INSIDE WASHROOMS IN 2ND FLOOR AND INSIDE STORAGE ROOMS IN 2ND FLOOR AND MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS BEHIND FRONT BAR AREA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOMS. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST SEAL ALL RAW WOOD AT THE FRONT BAR COUNTER TOP.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND FRONT BAR AREA, INSIDE WASHROOMS IN 2ND FLOOR AND INSIDE STORAGE ROOMS IN 2ND FLOOR AND MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS BEHIND FRONT BAR AREA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOMS. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST SEAL ALL RAW WOOD AT THE FRONT BAR COUNTER TOP.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE STORAGE ROOMS IN 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL.

When was Dovetail Brewery last inspected?

Dovetail Brewery has 2 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2016.

Dovetail Brewery vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 27, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.