Windy City Ribs & Whiskey

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 5, 2024 →
• address600 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Windy City Ribs & Whiskey clean?

Windy City Ribs & Whiskey is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 24, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on August 5, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Windy City Ribs & Whiskey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean

When was Windy City Ribs & Whiskey last inspected?

Windy City Ribs & Whiskey has 4 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2023.

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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 August 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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