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Mordecai Brown

Restaurant

3632 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613

Wrigleyville

Aug 12, 2025 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Reach-in cooler holding food at unsafe 48.5°F was tagged out of service and must be repaired before use.

Key Findings

  • A reach-in cooler on the 2nd floor kitchen was not maintaining safe temperatures (48.5°F instead of required 41°F or below) and was tagged for repair and reinspection.
  • Floors on the 2nd floor prep area below a drawer cooler and near deep fryers were heavily soiled with food debris and spillage.
  • Heavy food debris and loose vegetables were found on the floor behind ice machines in the basement dry storage area.
  • One of two hand-washing sinks in the main bar was missing required signage instructing employees to wash hands, and one dump sink was missing a faucet.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED ONE (1) DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM CURRENTLY BE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WITH THE UNIT COLD HOLDING AT 48.5F. UNIT WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. REACH IN ONE (1) DOOR COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL ENTIRE COOLER/EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF AT LEAST 41F AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005.

Violation code #10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED ONE (1) OF TWO (2) HAND SINKS IN THE MAIN BAR ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO BE MISSING A SIGN INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE.

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Inspection History

Mordecai Brown has had 10 inspections in the last 5 years with a 75% pass rate. Last inspection was on May 28, 2026.

May 28, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

May 20, 2026Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

7 violations
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Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

4 violations