Paulie Gee'S Wicker Park
1566 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Wicker Park · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-12-01
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-01
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection
Advertisement · 300×250
Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 2×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
3 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Utensils placed on cloth towels to dry, instructed not to use cloth in drying process.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Spray bottles not labeled in kitchen area, instructed to label.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
Live pottery plants placed above open food items, instructed to remove.
2023-06-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS PIZZA WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION I...
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE VENT ABOVE THE UPSTAIRS THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
FOUND NO COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLE TO ANY WASHROOM WOMEN UTILIZE.
minor Food Storage & Handling
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND NO LIGHT IN STORAGE CLOSET ACROSS FROM WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE. FOUND ALL COOLERS ON THE NORTHWEST WALL WITHOUT LIGHT. MUST PROVIDE.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND VENTILATION IN MENS WASHROOM NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
· How we score
View official record on city data portal →
Eat or Beat scores are independent editorial analysis of public records and do not represent official government ratings.