Windy City Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 3, 2023
• address609 W 119Th St, Chicago 60628
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Windy City Food Market clean?

Windy City Food Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 3, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Windy City Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK NEEDS TO BE RECAULKED. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO RECAULK AROUND SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAIN BOARD ATTACHED TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO ATTACH OR PROVIDE A DRAIN BOARD THAT ALLOWS DRAINING BACK INTO THE SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAIN BOARD ATTACHED TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO ATTACH OR PROVIDE A DRAIN BOARD THAT ALLOWS DRAINING BACK INTO THE SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR TILE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FLOOR TILE.

When was Windy City Food Market last inspected?

Windy City Food Market has 2 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2023.

Windy City Food Market vs West Pullman

West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.

Other spots in West Pullman

• ✓ Legacy Mini Mart
  clean · June 17, 2024
• ✓ M J Cafe
  clean · August 5, 2024
• ✓ Highly Flavored Chicago
  clean · July 2, 2025
• ✓ Gerrys Fish & Chicken
  clean · October 22, 2025
• ✓! Moodz Food & Deli
  mid · June 9, 2025
• ✓ Kaya Grill & Gyoza
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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 November 3, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.