John's Food & Wine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: NO APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE FOR REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING METHOD USED FOR FOOD IN WALK IN FREEZER. ROP WAS BEING USED FOR DUCK LEGS, PORK SCRAP, CHUCK ROAST, LAMB BELLY, PRIME RIB. MUST PROVIDE A HACCP PLAN APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD IS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS AT A COST OF $1,200. CONTACT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG FOR TAG REMOVAL.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: NO VARIANCE APPROVED BY CDPH. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.
  code 32
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE WATER LEAK AT BOTTOM OF HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR ACCORDING TO LAW. WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE BETWEEN 100-120F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 51
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on October 28, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lincoln Park

• ✓! Better Boy
  mid · 2114 N Halsted St · inspected September 12, 2023
• ✓ Sushi Koi
  clean · 2154-2156 N Clybourn Ave · inspected July 15, 2026
• ✓ Sushi Koi
  clean · 2154-2156 N Clybourn Ave · inspected March 19, 2024
• ✓ Old Town Fish Bar
  cooked · 1529 N Wells St · inspected August 29, 2023
• ✓ Old Town Fish Bar
  clean · 1529 N Wells St · inspected August 29, 2023
• ✓ Noodles In The Pot
  cooked · 2453 N Halsted St · inspected October 3, 2019

See every restaurant in Lincoln Park →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.