BROKEN BARREL

Address: 2548 N SOUTHPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on May 14, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (13 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-05-14 00:00:00 (Complaint Re-Inspection) 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: : 4-101.17---: NOTED WOODEN CUTTING BOARDS USED AS FOOD PLATTERS WITH RAW WOODEN SIDES, PEELING AND CH
• Fail — 2026-05-06 00:00:00 (Complaint) 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR OF THE UPPER ICE MACHINES ICE SHOOT AND ICE CONTACT SURFACES WITH A BLACK, SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE FOR CONSUMPTIO
• Pass — 2025-07-25 00:00:00 (Canvass) 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE KITCHEN PREP TO PREVENT DU
• Pass — 2024-05-02 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: 4-602.11/NOTED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. | 38. INSECTS, RODENTS
• Fail — 2024-04-24 00:00:00 () 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: NOTED PERSON IN CHARGE WITH NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE | 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERT
• No Entry — 2024-04-18 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2022-10-06 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANAB
• Pass — 2020-12-09 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-305.11-OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. MUST ELEVATE ONTO SHELVES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. |
• Fail — 2020-12-04 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER. MUST ELEVATE ONTO SHELVES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. | 47. FOOD
• No Entry — 2020-11-23 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(O)-OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED F
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-01-25 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO C
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-08-29 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(A)(A)THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.INSTRUCTED TO P
• Fail — 2018-08-28 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(A)(A)THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.INSTRUCTED TO P

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