IsTheKitchenClean?
HomeยทBlogยทAboutยทContact

Inspections by Neighborhood

  • Lincoln Park
  • Lakeview
  • West Loop
  • Gold Coast
  • Old Town
  • Wrigleyville
  • River North
  • Wicker Park
  • Logan Square
  • Bucktown
  • Fulton Market
  • Streeterville
  • The Loop
  • Andersonville
  • Pilsen
  • Hyde Park
  • Chinatown
  • North Side
  • Northwest Side
  • West Side
  • South Loop
  • South Side
  • Southwest Side
  • Far South Side

Inspections by Violation

  • Rodents
  • Roaches
  • Mold
  • Sewage
  • Temperature
  • Chemical
  • Expired Food
  • Sanitation

IsTheKitchenClean displays publicly available food inspection data from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Trending rankings and summaries are automated interpretations of that data and are not official health department assessments. Inspection findings reflect conditions at a specific point in time and may not represent current conditions at a restaurant.

Pierogi Kitchen

Restaurant

1856 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Wicker Park

Jun 5, 2025 โ€” Canvass inspection

Conditional

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cooked foods stored without expiration dates and handwashing sink lacked paper towels.

Key Findings

  • Multiple containers of cooked food (potatoes, pork, chicken) in cooler held over 24 hours with no discard dates marked.
  • First-floor kitchen handwashing sink had no paper towels available.
  • Fly traps were mounted directly above food prep areas and clean utensils, creating contamination risk.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

Was this report useful? Get an alert when this restaurant fails again, tell people what happened to you, or send the link to someone.

Be specific. Keep it to what you saw or experienced.

Loading discussion...

Violation code #10 โ€” ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

No paper towels provided at 1st floor kitchen hand wash sink, instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-0030(c).

Violation code #23 โ€” PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
Inspector's Notes:

Found several cooked food containers ( potatoes, pork, chicken... ) in walk-in cooler held for than 1 day with no discard date, Instructed manager to provide discard date on all cooked TCS foods that is held in cooler for more than 24hours. Priority foundation violation 7-35-005.

Viewing inspection from Jun 5, 2025 ยท Show current spotlight โ†’

Inspection History

Pierogi Kitchen has had 10 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 13, 2026.

Aug 13, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

2 violations
Aug 6, 2026Fail

Short Form Complaint โ€” A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

4 violations
Jun 16, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

10 violations
Standout inspection
Jun 8, 2026Fail

Complaint โ€” Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

23 violations
Mar 24, 2026Conditional

Complaint โ€” Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

9 violations
Jun 5, 2025ConditionalVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations
Mar 15, 2024Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Mar 8, 2024Fail

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations
Mar 8, 2024Out of Business

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Mar 2, 2023Pass

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations