GREAT CHICAGO FIRE BREWERY & TAP ROOM
311 W. MAGNOLIA ST., Leesburg FL 34748 · 352-474-2739
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 8 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -Placing hot dogs in bun with bare hands.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Mar 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Cut tomato 54f. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -In kitchen.
No soap provided at handwash sink. -In kitchen.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -Pink spray bottle at bar.
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Single-service articles improperly stored. -Pizza boxes on floor.
Nov 20, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 25, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. -Pizza puffs in reach in freezer.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ceiling tile missing. -Over ice machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -Reach in freezer.
Sep 18, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. -Pizza puffs in reach in freezer.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ceiling tile missing. -Over ice machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -Reach in freezer.
Feb 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. -No hand antiseptic.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Roast beef, cooked onions.
Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. -No date on filter by ice machine.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Cigarettes on prep table.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. -Microwave.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -By three compartment sink.
Single-service articles improperly stored. -To go trays on floor.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. -Three compartment sink.
Jul 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -Potato salad, macaroni salad.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -Being delivered tomorrow.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Food stored on floor. -Soda bottles.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Single-service articles improperly stored. -Paper towels.
Feb 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 sauerkraut.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomato 67f. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill.
Ceiling tile missing. Dry storage.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Under pizza oven.
Aug 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -Placing hot dogs in bun with bare hands.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Cooked onions, potato salad.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In rear room.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table.
Food stored on floor. -Batter mix on floor in dry storage. -Onions in walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -Sausage at room temperature.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.