Woodwind

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2023
• address259 E Erie St, Chicago 60611

Is Woodwind clean?

Woodwind is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 11, 2023. 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 Woodwind?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY PREP TABLE IN COFFEE PREP SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED 2 OF 4 TOILETS INOPERABLE AND COVERED WITH GARBAGE BAGS IN WOMENTS TOILET ROOM. NOTED FACILITY HAS ADDITIONAL RESTROOM FOR USE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED REAR KITCHEN WHERE ADDITIONAL ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT STORED. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE UNNECESARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN PREMISE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.

When was Woodwind last inspected?

Woodwind has 6 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2019.

Woodwind vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Woodwind
  clean · October 1, 2019
• ✓ Woodwind
  clean · October 1, 2019
• ✓ Woodwind
  clean · October 1, 2019
• ✓ Portsmith/Apogee
  cooked · August 8, 2019
• ✓ Portsmith/Apogee
  clean · August 8, 2019
• ✓ Portsmith/Apogee
  clean · August 8, 2019

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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 December 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.