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Checkers
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 30, 2019
- address5451 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60609
Is Checkers clean?
Checkers is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Checkers?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND WASHING SINK IN TH DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND CHEESE(54.6), TARTER SAUCE(56.2), AND MAYONNAISE(60.5) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD SHALL BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW.MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 2 POUNDS VALUED AT $15.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL BOX NOT PROPERLY SECURE TO THE WALL IN THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
When was Checkers last inspected?
Checkers has 19 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| April 30, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 14, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2018 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 8, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2014 | Pass |
Checkers vs Washington Park
Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.