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Lagunitas Brewing Company
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2024
- address1843 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Lagunitas Brewing Company clean?
Lagunitas Brewing Company is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 14, 2024. 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 Lagunitas Brewing Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE EXIT DOOR THAT LEADS TO THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA, NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A ONE-INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID DOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PRESENTED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
When was Lagunitas Brewing Company last inspected?
Lagunitas Brewing Company has 9 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| May 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2024 | — | |
| March 28, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 8, 2021 | — | |
| June 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 8, 2018 | Pass |
Lagunitas Brewing Company vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, 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 May 14, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.