Wj Noodles

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 29, 2019
• 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 May 29, 2019. 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 May 29, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR FOOD AND CONDITIONAL FOOD EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION FOR RESPONIDNG TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS (COOKED DUCK, DUMPLINGS, COOKED NOODLES, BEEF,COOKED RICE ) PREPARED ON SITE, REFRIGERATED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD OR USE BY LABELS NOT EXCEEDING 7 DAYS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED WORKING INGREDIENTS LOCATED AT THE WOK WITHOUT NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOIL USED TO LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA INCLUDING WOK AND FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKY PIPING ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES POSTED ON SITE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

When was Wj Noodles last inspected?

Wj Noodles has 3 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2019.

Wj Noodles vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 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 May 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.