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Chicago Winery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 22, 2025
- address729-743 N Clark St, Chicago 60610
Is Chicago Winery clean?
Chicago Winery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chicago Winery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO PAPER TOWELS AT 4 HAND WASH SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED HIGH TEMPERATUR DISH WASHING MACHINE GUAGE WITH READING OF 170F, HOWEVER THE IRREEVESIBLE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING 165F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED ECOLAB FOR MAINTAINTENANCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION#7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH THE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT MAINTAINED. NOTED HIGH TEMPERATUR DISH WASHING MACHINE GUAGE WITH READING OF 184F, HOWEVER THE IRREEVESIBLE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING 150F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED ECOLAB FOR MAINTAINTENANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH THE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT MAINTAINED. NOTED HIGH TEMPERATUR DISH WASHING MACHINE GUAGE WITH READING OF 184F, HOWEVER THE IRREEVESIBLE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING 150F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED ECOLAB FOR MAINTAINTENANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
When was Chicago Winery last inspected?
Chicago Winery has 7 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 16, 2025 | — | |
| July 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2024 | — | |
| April 19, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 16, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2022 | Pass |
Chicago Winery vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.