Nigerian Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 31, 2014
• address1363 W Wilson Ave, Chicago 60640

Is Nigerian Kitchen clean?

Nigerian Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 31, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Nigerian Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 31, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR.LID IS BEEN REPAIRED WITH TAPE OVER AND OVER,TAPE IS COMING OFF FROM LID,EXPOSED INSULATION.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.UNIT IS LOCATED BY THE DEEP FRYERS,EAST WALL
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR.LID IS BEEN REPAIRED WITH TAPE OVER AND OVER,TAPE IS COMING OFF FROM LID,EXPOSED INSULATION.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIDS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.UNIT IS LOCATED BY THE DEEP FRYERS,EAST WALL
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.CARPET ON THE PARTY ROOM IN POOR CONDITION,BROKEN AND SOILED,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SHAMPOO CARPET ON SAID ROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.CARPET ON THE PARTY ROOM IN POOR CONDITION,BROKEN AND SOILED,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SHAMPOO CARPET ON SAID ROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOOD STAINS ON WEST WALL ABOVE PREP TABLE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOOD STAINS ON WEST WALL ABOVE PREP TABLE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • PARTY ROOM DISORGANIZED INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE SAID ROOM FROM TABLES,CHAIRS ETC.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • EMPLOYEE AND CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA.EVERYONE MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • EMPLOYEE AND CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA.EVERYONE MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA.

When was Nigerian Kitchen last inspected?

Nigerian Kitchen has 8 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010.

Nigerian Kitchen vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 July 31, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.