SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

HOPEWELL BREWING COMPANY.

YOUR CALL. 63/100

2760 N MILWAUKEE AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Last inspected February 24, 2026 · passed

3 of 5 inspections passed, 2 failed. 4 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
3 passed · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
9
includes 4 critical
RECORDS COVER
10 YEARS
since Dec 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 24
2026
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 9
2026
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED 21 SMALL, 1 LARGE LIVE COCKROACHES IN PRODUCTION AREA BY LARGE TANK, APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ALONSIDE WALL WHERE HANDSINK IS LOCATED, ON PREP TABLE SHELVING BY CONVEYORS AND INSIDE OFFICE/ STORAGE SURROUNDING REFRIGERATION UNIT ALONG WALL WHERE EMPTY CANS ARE STORED , AND 10 SMALL LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT PRODUCTION AND PREP SPACE.MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AND MAINTAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED REAR GARAGE LIFT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF IN THE FAR-RIGHT CORNER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED WORKING INGREDIENTS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR PRODUCTION /STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED RECEPTACLES LOCATED INSIDE UNISEX TOILETROOMS WITHOUT A COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO RPOVIDE AND MAINTAIN

MINORPest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, STICKY SUBSTANCES, SUGAR AND OTHER INGREDIENTS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILD UP TO ATTRACT PEST.

MINORFood Temperature
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSICE CLUTTER IN SPACE WHERE 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT AS WELL AS MOP SINK ARE LOCATED, AND BASMENT/STORAGE. INSRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, REMOVE UNNECESARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN PREMISE

FEB 27
2025
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND BASEMENT WITH CLUTTER.(OLD EQUIPMENT,CHEMICALS,ETC.)MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.

JAN 19
2016
PASSED
0 violations
DEC 10
2015
FAILED
2 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED. DOORS HAVE 2 INCHES OPENING ON THE BOTTOM DOORS. MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

PREMISES DOES NOT A HAVE A GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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