Hot Wing Joint

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2017
• address1535 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Hot Wing Joint clean?

Hot Wing Joint is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 6, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hot Wing Joint?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTALL AN ATTACHED METAL DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY AIR DRY FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTALL AN ATTACHED METAL DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY AIR DRY FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING COVING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING COVING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WASHROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. • INCREASE COLD WATER PRESSURE AT MOP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.

When was Hot Wing Joint last inspected?

Hot Wing Joint has 4 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2017.

Hot Wing Joint vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 6, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.