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The Brew Podcast
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 16, 2026
- address7101 S Yates Blvd, Chicago 60649
Is The Brew Podcast clean?
The Brew Podcast is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Brew Podcast?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE NOR A CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TCS FOODS (EGGS, MILK) ARE BIENG PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AND AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION LOCATED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPPING FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPPING FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11 OBSERVED RUST ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED LEAKS ON THE WATER LINE UNDER THE HAND-WASHING SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.
When was The Brew Podcast last inspected?
The Brew Podcast has 6 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2024 | Fail |
The Brew Podcast vs South Shore
South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, 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 June 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.