Brown Bag Seafood Co.
150 N Riverside Plz, Chicago, IL 60606 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-04-10
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-10
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 4×
🌡 Food Temperature serious 3×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Food handler with long hair not restraints, Instructed to wear proper hair restraints.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
Employees personal clothing stored on food containers shelf. Instructed to store away.
CRITICAL 3 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Bulk food containers not labeled, instructed to label and maintain.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Fly trap placed on clean utensils rack, instructed to keep away.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Cooks with long beard not wearing beard restraints, instructed to wear.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN THE FREEZER IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
2022-03-30 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 3 ▾
serious Food Temperature
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED HOT FOODS ON STEAM TABLE AT MAIN PREPLINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: CHICKEN 125F. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005. DISPOSED 1 POUND TCS FOODS. VALUE 40 DOLLARS. MUST MAINTAIN HOT FOOD AT 135F OR ABOVE.
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS LOCATED IN PREP COOLERS ON HOT LINE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. FOUND FISH CURRY AT 49F AND KIMCHI AT 46F. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS AT APPROX 2LB WITH A $50 COST. INSTRUCTED TO MAI...
minor Food Temperature
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
FOUND VACCUM PACKAGED TUNA THAWED IN PREP COOLER ON HOTLINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE TUNA BEFORE THAWING PER PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS.
2019-03-13 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT (GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS, SANITIZER) ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14 OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE WHEN RETURNING TO WORK FROM RESTROOM. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13 OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION R...
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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