HOUSE OF WINGS.
2447 N CLARK ST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
Failed 3 of 11 inspections. 6 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTION HISTORY
AUG 132025PASSED1 violation1 CRITICALDETAILS
5-403.12--OBSERVED PIPE WITH CONDENSATION DRIPPING INTO BUCKET LOCATED IN 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR. CONDENSATION PIPE MUST BE REROUTED INTO AN APPROVED DRAIN.
AUG 62025FAILED6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM NOT ACCESSIBLE. OBSERVED DRAINAGE PIPE FROM CEILING GOING DIRECTLY INTO HAND SINK. MUST REROUTE DRAIN PIPE INTO AN APPROVED DRAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN WINGS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 77F. 3 CONTAINERS OF COOKED WINGS WERE FOUND SITTING ON COUNTER. PERSON IN CHARGE SAYS HE TOOK THEM OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AT 8 AM. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS INSIDE MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING CONTAINERS WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER THEN AIR DRYING. MUST SCRAPE/WASH THEN RINSE, SANITIZE AND AIR DRY. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SANITIZE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PIPE WITH CONDENSATION DRIPPING INTO BUCKET LOCATED IN 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR. CONDENSATION PIPE MUST BE REROUTED INTO AN APPROVED DRAIN.
OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
AUG 92024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
5-501.17/ OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTABLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
JUL 312024FAILED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AFTHER HANDLING RAW CHICKEN WINGS. REVIEWED PROPER HAND WASHING AND WHERE TO WASH HANDS PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE 2-DOOR COOLER IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN WINGS WITH A TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 57.9F-59.8F. PERSON IN CHARGE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 15LBS OF FOOD VALUE OF $45.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO STEAM THERMOMETER ON PREMISES TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTABLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION# 2582788 ON 10/03/2023. #37. ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. #41. ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN THE CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE. #44.ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS WITH SHELVING THAT ENABLES THE FLOORS TO BE SWEPT, MOPPED AND MONITORED. #55. EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR'S WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
OCT 32023PASS W/ CONDITIONS12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AFTER HANDLING RAW CHICKEN. REVIEWED PROPER HAND WASHING AND WHERE TO WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE REAR PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. THE HAND SINK IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THE MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS FROM THE SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED BOXES OF RAW CHICKEN BEING STORED INSIDE THE FRONT COOLER DIRECTLY NEXT TO, UNDER, AND TOUCHING BAGS OF CELERY AND WRAPPED PRE-PACKAGED READY-TO-EAT CELERY STICKS AND DIPPING DRESSINGS TO BE SERVED WITH COOKED CHICKEN. REVIEWED PROPER STORAGE OF RAW CHICKEN AND READY-TO-EAT FOODS. FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS COOKED CHICKEN WINGS STORED IN OPEN CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF 68.3F TO 90.9F. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS MAINTAINED ON SITE FOR REVIEW. REVIEWED WITH THE MANAGER THAT HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD HOT AT 137F OR ABOVE AND COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW, AND I REVIEWED TIME/TEMPERATURE COOLING METHODS FOR FOODS AND MAINTAINED TEMPERATURE LOGS. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
ALL FOOD HANDLERS INCLUDING THE MANAGER, MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT.
ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN THE CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS WITH SHELVING THAT ENABLES THE FLOORS TO BE SWEPT, MOPPED AND MONITORED.
WOODEN CLOTHESPINS USED TO HOLD FOOD ORDER TICKETS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE PEELING PLASTIC ON THE SIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, COOK LINE EQUIPMENT, ICE MACHINE LID/DOOR, AND SHELVING THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND HANGING FOOD UTENSILS NOTED WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE AND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----
EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR'S WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE.
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SEP 222022PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS IS NOT CLEAN AT THE WATER RESERVOIR. ICE IS USED FOR THE COOLING PROCESS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
MISSING HANDLE AT REACH-IN CHEST FREEZER, ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPLACE
MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
GREASE INSIDE THE CABINET OF THE DEEP FRYER.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
WALL CAULKING ALONG THE WASHBOWLAT HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR, UNEVEN/DAMAGED. MUST REPLACE.FIRST HANDWASH SINK BY THE POP COOLER
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
DEC 82020PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. COOKED CHICKEN WINGS SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AT 67.3F AND COOKED CHICKEN TENDERS SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AT 63.1F. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 CONTAINERS OF CHICKEN WINGS SITTING OUT ON COUNTER AND 2 BOXES OF CHICKEN TENDERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ALL FOOD AND DENATURE IMMEDIATELY. ALL FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS AT A COST OF $200.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE AND ON MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE.
OBSERVED GREASE UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 162017PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM FRYER.
MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR PANEL AND CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM EXTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE IN PREP AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN TOILET ROOM.
MUST REPAIR/REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.
MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM.
AUG 262016PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED THAT THE LIGHT IN THE WHITE REFRIGERATOR IS NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
AUG 182016FAILED5 violationsDETAILS
NOTED THAT THERE IS NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (AU JUS GRAVY) IS BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH CERTIFICATE POSTED, AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1533010 ON 4-17-15: #32: OBSERVED EXPOSED HADNSINK NEXT TO PREP TABLE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH NO SPLASH GUARD. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SPLASH GUARD. #34:OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATORS AND FRYERS. ALL FLOORS MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. #38: OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090
NOTED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED TO LINE THE FRY WARMER BIN AND LAMP STRUCTURE. ALSO NOTED A KNIFE IN THE KNIFERACK WITH A HANDLE THAT WAS MELTED AND CAN NO LONGER BE EASILY CLEANED (THE SURFACE IS WRINKLED AND PUCKERED). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOIL AND THE KNIVE AND TO MAINTAIN THE SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED THAT THE LIGHT IN THE WHITE REFRIGERATOR IS NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB.
APR 172015PASSED10 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED WHITE POWDER LIKE SUBSTANCE IN PLASTIC NON FOOD GRADE CONTAINER. WHITE POWDER AND CONTAINER DISCARDED.
OBSERVED SHELVING NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR MADE OF POUROUS MATERIAL. ALL SHELVING NEEDS TO BE NON POROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
OBSERVED EXPOSED HADNSINK NEXT TO PREP TABLE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH NO SPLASH GUARD. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SPLASH GUARD.
OBSERVED EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR NEXT TO FRYER UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR.
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS AND FOOD CONTAINERS WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD CONTAINERS AND OTHER FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATORS AND FRYERS. ALL FLOORS MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
OBSERVED HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES. REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED ONLY 1 SINK STOPPER FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE 3 SINK STOPPERS SO THAT DISHES AND UTENSILS CAN BE PROPERLY WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
OBSERVED NON WORKING FRYER. FRYER MUST BE REMOVED OR REPAIRED.
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