✓

Byrd's Hot Chicken

March 10, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings2
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)-- MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: : 6-201.11--- FLOORS UNDER THE DEEP FRYERS AND ALSO IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT, WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.---- WALLS AT THE BACKSPLASH WALL AT THE GLASS WINDOW WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----WALL MOUNTED RAW WOOD BRACE FOR PLUMBING MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED AND NON ABSORBENT. : 6-501.114--- ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 26, 2026: 2 findings recurred. 12 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lincoln Park

See every restaurant in Lincoln Park →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.