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The Beer Temple
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2018
- address3169-3175 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
Is The Beer Temple clean?
The Beer Temple is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 6, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Beer Temple?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ICE BIN WHICH IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE REGISTER MACHINE.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ICE BIN WHICH IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE REGISTER MACHINE.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OR A PATRON EXPERIENCES VOMITING AND/OR DIARRHEA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF READY TO EAT FOOD INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING REACH IN COOLER. KIMCHI AT 47.9F, CUT RED ONIONS AT 48.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL READY TO EAT FOOD INSIDE THE COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCT WORTH $ 12.00 TOTAL 3 LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF COLD HOLDING UNIT. TEMPERATURE AT 49.0F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL THE COOLER MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 41.0F. TAGGED THE COOLER "HELD FOR INSPECTION." PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO SEALED OR PAINTED THE RAW CORK AND WOOD IN THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DAMAGED CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANBLE AND MAINTAIN.
When was The Beer Temple last inspected?
The Beer Temple has 3 inspections on record going back to September 11, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| December 6, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Beer Temple vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 December 6, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.