Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 24, 2026
• address17 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60602

Is Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern clean?

Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 : OBSERVED SEVERAL WORN AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR. • 4-101.19 : MUST REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,TAPE FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER. • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON BEER WALK IN COOLER DOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B) : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLERS,DISH RACKS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 : MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD LINED ON FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND DISH WASHING AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS WHERE NEEDED. • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM ALL WALL VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL IN REAR HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA,LOOSE FLOOR PANEL AT ENTRY TO FOOD WALK IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • : 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN DISH WASHING AREA TO BE GOOD REPAIR.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • : 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN DISH WASHING AREA TO BE GOOD REPAIR.

When was Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern last inspected?

Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern has 20 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wilma's Famous Bbq & Tavern vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.