Health Inspection Report: Granite City Food and Brewery

NAPERVILLE, IL — You might love the food, but sometimes the restaurants you visit aren’t always the cleanest places. And sometimes they are. You can know for sure with a health inspection report.

The DuPage County Health Department visited Granite City Food and Brewery Aug. 10.

Below are notes from the health department on items out of compliance:

• Observed cut tomatoes- 54 degrees F and sliced tomatoes- 62 degrees F in reach- in seafood prep cooler. Cold foods should be held at a temperature of 41 degrees F or lower.

• Observed an open beverage located on prep table. Beverages should have a lid and should be stored in a non- food zone.
• Butane fuel stored on the same shelf as food product. Chemical products should be stored away from food products in a designated area.
• Chemical sanitizer spray bottles in maintenance area do not have label. Chemical sanitizer should be labeled.
• Container of corn meal does not have label.
• Lemon juice in spray bottle not labeled. Provide label.
• Thermometer on walk in freezer in disrepair. Repair or replace.
• Open bags of food product (brown sugar, corn meal) sitting open in dry storage area. Open food product bags should be placed in a container with a lid once they have been opened.
• Food product being stored on floor in dry storage area. Food product must be stored on shelving to keep food product at least 6 inches above the ground.

The restaurant received a demerit score of 29. Demerit scores start at zero and increase as violations are observed. This is the sum of the weight (Wt) of each item marked.

Granite City Food and Brewery is located at 1828 Arbiter Ct. in Naperville.

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