Empirical Brew Pub

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: CONSUMER ADVISORY REGARDING CONSUMPTION OF UNDERCOOKED ANIMAL FOODS NOT POSTED. MUST POST ADVISORY.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED WHITE CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA WITH DARK STAINS AND OPEN SEAMS. .INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD. FRYER CABINET DOORS NOT INSTALLED. MUST INSTALL DOORS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ACCUMULATED GREASE IN FRYER CABINETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: ACCUMULATED FOOD SPILLAGE ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED HOT LINE HOOD AND FILTERS GREASY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO RINSE/DUMP SINK AT FRONT BAR WITH A GLASS WASHING MACHINE. MUST INSTALL RINSE/DUMP SINK SUPPILED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. METERED FAUCETS IN 1ST FLOOR WASHROOMS DO NOT STAY ACTIVATED FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. MUST REPAIR/ADJUST FAUCETS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Out of business on April 21, 2017: 6 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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