Wj Noodles

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 13, 2018
• address810 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Wj Noodles clean?

Wj Noodles is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 13, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Wj Noodles?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO NAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM STOVE, WOK, AND LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3-COMP SINK AND LEAKY PIPE AT HOT WATER TANK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS TO MEASURE ACCURACY OF HOT & COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEATH POLICY AVAILABLE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY HEALTH POLICY OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR DIARRHEA & VOMITING EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT & PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON ALL TCS FOODS PREPARE ON SITE AND HELD IN COOLERS FOR MORE THAN 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES ON FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE & REMINDER OF CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR PUBLIC TO REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO ABOVE MENTIONED LANGUAGE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS AND FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, CLEAN FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. 4.202.18 MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD & FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. 4.202.18 MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD & FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

When was Wj Noodles last inspected?

Wj Noodles has 4 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2018.

Wj Noodles vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 13, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.