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WINFAR FOODS, INC

3800 W 45TH ST · Chicago, IL 60632

Wholesale

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for WINFAR FOODS, INC on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2639156

Location recorded for this inspection · WINFAR FOODS, INC · 3800 W 45TH ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

Complaint Re-InspectionFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
5
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2638952

Location recorded for this inspection · WINFAR FOODS, INC · 3800 W 45TH ST

Recorded violations

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLY BELTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13: OBSERFVED PIPES CONNECTED TO FOOD MACHINERY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD GRIMES AND GREASE ON FLOORS AND IN DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.11: OBSERVED SMOKE AND SEVERLY WATER DAMAGED TILES IN RESTROOMS, PREP ROOMS, AND EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.

  • 59

    PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13 (B:3) OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2638307 DATED 06/10/2026 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AT TIME OF REINSPECTION, OBSERVED: #38-MOUSE AND RAT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF FACILITY; IN STORAGE ROOM WHERE TOOLS ARE STORED ON SHELVING, IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE PALLETS WITH CARDBOARD ARE LOCATED, ALONG WALLS IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF ACTIVITY. OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN CABBAGE PREPARATION ROOM, ON INTERIOR OF LARGE PREPARATION EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN CABINET UNDER SINK IN EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE LIVE ACTIVITY, SANITIZE AREA, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090.

Complaint Re-InspectionFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
12
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2638677

Location recorded for this inspection · WINFAR FOODS, INC · 3800 W 45TH ST

Recorded violations

  • 16

    FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: 4-602.11(B-E): OBSERVED ICE MACHINE IN DISREPAIR WITH DUCT TAPE BEING USED FOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WITH PRIOPER CLEANABLE MATERIALS.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15: OBSERVED EXTERIOR REAR OVERHEAD DOOR NEAR PALLETS OF CARDBOARD WITH 1/4 GAP AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DOOR TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND MAINTAIN.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19: OBSERVED PARTS OF MACHINERY ON PRODUCTION LINE REPLACED WITH POUROUS FOAM COMPONENTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY REPAIR EQUIPMENT WITH CLEANABLE NON-POUROUS MATERIAL THAT IS ALSO SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLY BELTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13: OBSERFVED PIPES CONNECTED TO FOOD MACHINERY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 5-501.17: OBSERVED WOMEN'S RESTROOM WITH NO COVERED RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 54

    GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: 5-501.16: OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS WHERE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS ARE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114: OBSERVED ITEMS (BOXES, TOOLS, CONTAINERS) STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF PEST HARBORAGE.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD GRIMES AND GREASE ON FLOORS AND IN DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.11: OBSERVED SMOKE AND SEVERLY WATER DAMAGED TILES IN RESTROOMS, PREP ROOMS, AND EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOMS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.16: OBSERVED DRYWALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR CABBAGE PREP ROOM WITH HOLES AND SEVERE DAMAGE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

  • 59

    PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13 (B:3) OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2638307 DATED 06/10/2026 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AT TIME OF REINSPECTION, OBSERVED: #38-MOUSE AND RAT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF FACILITY; IN STORAGE ROOM WHERE TOOLS ARE STORED ON SHELVING, IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE PALLETS WITH CARDBOARD ARE LOCATED, ALONG WALLS IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF ACTIVITY. OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN CABBAGE PREPARATION ROOM, ON INTERIOR OF LARGE PREPARATION EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN CABINET UNDER SINK IN EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE LIVE ACTIVITY, SANITIZE AREA, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. #54-OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH LIDS NOT CLOSED DUE TO TRASH OVERFLOWING. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
15
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2638307

Location recorded for this inspection · WINFAR FOODS, INC · 3800 W 45TH ST

Recorded violations

  • 9

    NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TOUCH READY TO EAT FOOD (COOKED FORTUNE COOKIES) WITH BARE HAND. FOOD EMPLOYEES MAY NOT CONTACT EXPOSED, READY-TO-EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS AND SHALL USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE-USE GLOVES, OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 10

    ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT AREA HANDSINK IN DISREPAIR, MISSING HOT AND COLD KNOBS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR HANDSINK FOR USE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

  • 16

    FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE IN DISREPAIR WITH DUCT TAPE BEING USED FOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WITH PRIOPER CLEANABLE MATERIALS.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED MOUSE AND RAT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF FACILITY; IN STORAGE ROOM WHERE TOOLS ARE STORED ON SHELVING, IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE PALLETS WITH CARDBOARD ARE LOCATED, ALONG WALLS IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF ACTIVITY. OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN CABBAGE PREPARATION ROOM, ON INTERIOR OF LARGE PREPARATION EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN CABINET UNDER SINK IN EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE LIVE ACTIVITY, SANITIZE AREA, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EXTERIOR REAR OVERHEAD DOOR NEAR PALLETS OF CARDBOARD WITH 1/4 GAP AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DOOR TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND MAINTAIN.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED PARTS OF MACHINERY ON PRODUCTION LINE REPLACED WITH POUROUS FOAM COMPONENTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY REPAIR EQUIPMENT WITH CLEANABLE NON-POUROUS MATERIAL THAT IS ALSO SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERFVED PIPES CONNECTED TO FOOD MACHINERY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLY BELTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED WOMEN'S RESTROOM WITH NO COVERED RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 54

    GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH LIDS NOT CLOSED DUE TO TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

  • 54

    GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASHING SINKS WHERE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS ARE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ITEMS (BOXES, TOOLS, CONTAINERS) STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF PEST HARBORAGE.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD GRIMES AND GREASE ON FLOORS AND IN DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SMOKE AND SEVERLY WATER DAMAGED TILES IN RESTROOMS, PREP ROOMS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DRYWALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR CABBAGE PREP ROOM WITH HOLES AND SEVERE DAMAGE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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