Wishbone Restaurant

health inspection result · Near West Side · Chicago
😇clean
  • resultPass
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026 →
  • address161 N Jefferson St, Chicago 60661
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Is Wishbone Restaurant clean?

Wishbone Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 6, 2026. 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 Wishbone Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  • 🌡️thermometers missing
    Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  • 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
    Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  • 🥜allergen training missing
    Allergen Training As Required

When was Wishbone Restaurant last inspected?

Wishbone Restaurant has 12 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2018.

January 6, 2026 Pass Canvass · 4 failed findings

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January 29, 2025 Pass Complaint · 1 failed finding

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July 26, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 3 failed findings

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September 26, 2023 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 1 failed finding

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September 19, 2023 Fail Canvass · 5 failed findings

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December 7, 2022 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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November 30, 2022 Fail Canvass · 2 failed findings

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June 9, 2021 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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June 2, 2021 Fail Canvass · 5 failed findings

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August 5, 2020 Pass Canvass · 3 failed findings

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May 29, 2019 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 6 failed findings

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October 23, 2018 Pass w/ Conditions License · 3 failed findings

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Wishbone Restaurant vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 80% clean across 1,294 tracked restaurants — 1,031 clean, 233 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 1,294 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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