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Checkers/Rally's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2024
- address11449 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628
Is Checkers/Rally's clean?
Checkers/Rally's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 8, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Checkers/Rally's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE MINOR BUILD UP AT ICE CHUTE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE MINOR BUILD UP AT ICE CHUTE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ALL OIL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL FOOD COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS AND GREASE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OUTDOOR TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CLEAN REGARDLESS OF SERVICE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OUTDOOR TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CLEAN REGARDLESS OF SERVICE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AROUND AND BEHIND ICE CREAM MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS AND AREAS AROUND THEM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS AND AREAS AROUND THEM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND BUILD UP OF DUST. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Checkers/Rally's last inspected?
Checkers/Rally's has 7 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| January 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2022 | Fail |
Checkers/Rally's vs West Pullman
West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.
Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 January 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.