Badabing Wingz
Last inspected: Oct 3, 2025
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Score
Badabing Wingz appears in inspection records six times, starting in 2021. The latest inspection on file is from Oct 3, 2025. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around five violations per visit lately, up from roughly two violations before.
“Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing eight times across the record.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Chicago restaurant scores 81. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 3, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (WINGS, FRIES) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED COOK PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
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Dec 12, 2024
License
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/VERIFICATION AVAILABLE THAT EACH FOOD EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION FOR EACH FOOD EMPLOYEE . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT RUSTY METAL (COVER/LID) GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT BEHIND FRONT COUNTER SHELVES WITH STAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED AROUND WALL IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPENING AND MISSING FLOOR BASEBOARD IN PREP AREA LEADING TO THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO FIX.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF DOOR LEADING TO THE BASEMENT.
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Sep 25, 2023
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE FOR THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE CEILING SURROUNDING THE HOODED VENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SEAL HOLES AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR SMOOTHLY.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
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Jul 25, 2023
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE FOR THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOLES IN THE CEILING SURROUNDING THE HOODED VENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SEAL HOLES AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR SMOOTHLY.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 5, 2022
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE FRYERS. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRYERS AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND FRYERS. MUST CLEAN PREP AREA FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 15, 2021
License
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
Inspector notes: FOUND NO REMINDER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS WRITTEN INSIDE ELECTRONIC MENU FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED ITEMS.(HAMBURGERS)PRIORITY FOUNDATION.NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.MUST PROVIDE. GRAPHIC MENU DESIGNER ADDED REMINDER/DISCLOURE INSIDE ELECTRONIC MENU DURING INSPECTION.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FOUND WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AROUND COOKING AREAS.(EXPOSED BRICK)MUST SEAL.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Badabing Wingz last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Badabing Wingz on file is from Oct 3, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Badabing Wingz?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Badabing Wingz.
Has Badabing Wingz's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Badabing Wingz have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Badabing Wingz means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Badabing Wingz inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Badabing Wingz is inspected around two times per year on average.
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