Windy City Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2025
• address3334-3348 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Windy City Market clean?

Windy City Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Windy City Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE HOT HOLD UNIT AT DELI: STEAK MILAENESE AT 108.7F, CHICKEN 108.3F, AND POTATOES HELD AT 121.4. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 20LBS OF PROUDCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $180. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT TCS ITEMS AT OR ABOVE 135F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITAITON ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS ITEM AT THE STATED IMRPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER: CEVICHE AT 45.5F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATLEY 5LBS OF PROUDUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $45. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE HOT HOLD UNIT USED TO STORE ROTISERIE CHICKENS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GAPS IN DOOR AT HOT HOLD UNIT USED TO STORE FRIED CHICKEN, STEAK MILANESE, AND POTATOES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING DOORS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOORS AND WALLS OF REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENTS IN TOILET ROOMS, BLACK FAN MOUNTED ON WALL IN REAR PREP AREA, AND CEILING OF REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN HOOD OVER COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENTS IN TOILET ROOMS, BLACK FAN MOUNTED ON WALL IN REAR PREP AREA, AND CEILING OF REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN HOOD OVER COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED HALF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED HALF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED 2 PARTIALLY SMOKED CIGAR STUBS ON A METAL HOLDER IN OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CIGARS AND ASHTRAYS FROM FACILITY AND COMPLY WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. VIOLATION 7-32-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED 2 PARTIALLY SMOKED CIGAR STUBS ON A METAL HOLDER IN OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CIGARS AND ASHTRAYS FROM FACILITY AND COMPLY WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. VIOLATION 7-32-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.

When was Windy City Market last inspected?

Windy City Market has 13 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Windy City Market vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Irving Park

• ✓ La Pane Halah Pizza
  clean · April 21, 2016
• ✓ Los Jalpenos
  clean · October 4, 2017
• ✓ Taqueria Pasadita Express
  clean · July 6, 2017
• ✓ Salgado's Bakery
  clean · December 17, 2024
• ✓ Crawfords
  clean · October 6, 2025
• ✓ Crawfords
  clean · November 16, 2017

See every restaurant inspection in Irving Park →

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 August 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.