Pierogi Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 16, 2026
• address1856 W North Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Pierogi Kitchen clean?

Pierogi Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pierogi Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14--OBSERVED MULTIPLE WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D)--OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D)--OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B)--OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114--OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS, CLUTTER, UNUSED AND BROKEN EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR IN THE FRONT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • 6-501.11--OBSERVED NUMEROUS MISSING CEILING TILES MISSING IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. • 6-201.13--OBSERVED TORN BASEBOARD UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18--OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION FILTERS AT HOOD IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-303.11--OBSERVED TWO BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT VENTILATION HOOD LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18--OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION FILTERS AT HOOD IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-303.11--OBSERVED TWO BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT VENTILATION HOOD LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13--OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR CURRENT FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13--OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR CURRENT FOOD HANDLERS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13--OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

When was Pierogi Kitchen last inspected?

Pierogi Kitchen has 7 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2023.

Pierogi Kitchen vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 June 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.