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SUPER WAYNE'S BARBECUE AND CAJUN INC.

5401 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

SUPER WAYNE'S BARBECUE AND CAJUN INC. has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 8, 2023. The most recent inspection, on January 22, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 9 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Pests and Food temperature control.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 29, 2025. For example: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 29, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 29, 2025. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on January 22, 2026. For example: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on October 10, 2025. For example: PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN KITCHEN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • 4-204.112(B) UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.15 OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • 4-901.12 OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT LEAST 50PPM AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-102.11 OBSERVED PREPARED MEAT STORED INSIDE GARBAGE BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE OF FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR BAGS. MUST MAINTAIN
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(C)OBSERVED FRYERS WITH GREASE AND FOOD BUILDUP ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES OF FRYERS AND GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.13 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass

    10 infractions

    • 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMALTELY 300 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS ON FOOD PREPAREDON SITE AND HELD FOR 24 HOURS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 70 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS INSIDE UNUSED GRILL EQUIPMENT ALONG LEDGE IN FRONT WHERE SLIDING DOOR IS LOCATED, BEHIND 7UP 2 DOOR EQUIPMENT ON LEDGE AND FLOOR, INSIDE BOTH STORAGE ROOMS IN REAR PREP AREA SCATTERED ON FLOOR AND SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOP OF CLOSED CARDBOARD BOXES, INSIDE EQUIPMENT USED FOR STORAGE IN FRONT PREP AREA, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ON LOWER SHELVING UNITS OF PREP TABLES AND BEHIND 2 DOOR FREEZER LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA. NOTED APPROXIMATLEY 40 SMALL AND LARGE LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, ON PREP TABLES, ON BOXES IN STORAGE AREA AND IN TOILET ROOM.RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT LEAST 50PPM AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED PREPARED MEAT STORED INSIDE GARBAGE BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE OF FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR BAGS. MUST MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FRYERS WITH GREASE AND FOOD BUILDUP ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SURFACES OF FRYERS AND GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED TWO 2X2" GAPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • "OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR STORAGE AREA, IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM, ALONG THE KITCHEN WALLS AND UNDER THE STORAGE SHELVES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. "
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS, RAW CHICKEN, AND COOKED CHICKEN STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD-GRADE LIDS AND-OR COVERINGS WHEN STORING ALL FOOD ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
    • 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED BOWLS IN FOOD CONTAINERS USED INSTEAD OF SCOOPS STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL UTENSILS BETWEEN USE PROPERLY.
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • OBSERVED UNCOVERED, FACING UP RUSTY METAL BOWLS AND OTHER METAL CONTAINERS ON THE LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES AND MULTIPLE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED. MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS INSIDE CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND BOWLS AND ON LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT STORED IN PLASTIC STORAGE TOTES IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD-GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF PAINT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE KITCHEN EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUSLY CITED CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2581388, DATE 09/08/2024, NOT CORRECTED AS FOLLOWS: 4-602.13 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: BOTTOM AREA OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER, ROLLING CART, CUTTING BOARD AND INTERIOR OF HOT HOLDING UNIT. 6-501.14 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. 2-102.13 INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  6. License

    4 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: BOTTOM AREA OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER, ROLLING CART, CUTTING BOARD AND INTERIOR OF HOT HOLDING UNIT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYERS) AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

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