Cooked?Windy City Liquor
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 9, 2014 →
- address4959 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60625
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Windy City Liquor clean?
Windy City Liquor is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 9, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Windy City Liquor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledPrevious Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
When was Windy City Liquor last inspected?
Windy City Liquor has 2 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2012.
May 9, 2014 Fail
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View full inspection →May 31, 2012 Pass
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View full inspection →Windy City Liquor vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 79% clean across 379 tracked restaurants — 296 clean, 72 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 379 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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