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Mordecai Brown

Restaurant

3632 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613

Wrigleyville

May 20, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

No valid food sanitation certificate on premises and vacuum-packaged foods stored without required health department approval.

Key Findings

  • No certified food manager with valid sanitation certificate present during food preparation and service.
  • Ready-to-eat foods like aiolis, whipped potatoes, and risotto stored for over 24 hours without expiration dates.
  • Raw oysters and beef wellington on menu lack required consumer advisories about raw/undercooked food risks.
  • Vacuum-packaged pork and duck stored throughout facility without CDPH-approved HACCP plan; vacuum packaging prohibited without approval.

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 #2 โ€” CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #23 โ€” PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO EXPIRATION DATES ON READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (AIOLIS, WHIPPED POTATOES, COOKED RISOTTO, ETC.) REFRIGERATED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS REFRIGERATED MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY #1 AND A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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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 โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

May 20, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

7 violations
Aug 12, 2025Conditional

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

4 violations