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Windy City Mini-Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2026
- address1756 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Windy City Mini-Market clean?
Windy City Mini-Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Windy City Mini-Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (KNIVES) STORED IMPROPERLY IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (KNIVES) STORED IMPROPERLY IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER-STAINED AND CRACKED CEILING TILES AT THE REAR DISPLAY COOLER AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL NEAR THE BOTTOM BASEBOARDS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
When was Windy City Mini-Market last inspected?
Windy City Mini-Market has 13 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 16, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 11, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 18, 2013 | Pass |
Windy City Mini-Market 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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.