Cermak Live Poultry, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 20, 2011
• address1823 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
• cuisineLive Poultry

Is Cermak Live Poultry, Inc. clean?

Cermak Live Poultry, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Cermak Live Poultry, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. NO PEST CONTROL RECIEPT OR LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. THE BACK AND THE FRONT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED HAS A ONE FOURTH INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE BOTH DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOF THEM. SERIOUS VIOLATIONS 7-38-020
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. MUST OBTAIN AN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH A COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN THE YARD. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CLUTTER AND CLEAN AND ORGANIZE SO NO RODENT HARBOR AGE.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. MUST OBTAIN AN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH A COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN THE YARD. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CLUTTER AND CLEAN AND ORGANIZE SO NO RODENT HARBOR AGE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE UPON MY RETURN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE RAILINGS NEXT TO THE BASEMENT STAIRS. THE INSULATION IN POOR REPAIR AROUND THE PIPES IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR REPLACE WITH NEW INSULATION.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE RAILINGS NEXT TO THE BASEMENT STAIRS. THE INSULATION IN POOR REPAIR AROUND THE PIPES IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR REPLACE WITH NEW INSULATION.

When was Cermak Live Poultry, Inc. last inspected?

Cermak Live Poultry, Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2011.

Cermak Live Poultry, Inc. vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 20, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.