Checkers

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 23, 2017
• address4701-4705 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Checkers clean?

Checkers is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 23, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Checkers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN HAMBURGERS(179.2F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THRESHOLD ON REAR DOOR. SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS NEAR UTILITY SINK.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THRESHOLD ON REAR DOOR. SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS NEAR UTILITY SINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD.

When was Checkers last inspected?

Checkers has 4 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2014.

Checkers vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 23, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.