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Chi-Raq Cuisines
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 18, 2016
- address1945 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
Is Chi-Raq Cuisines clean?
Chi-Raq Cuisines is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 18, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chi-Raq Cuisines?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 18, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD NOT BEING PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED JERK CHICKEN BEING COOKED OUTSIDE ON A SMALL GRILL IN THE FRONT NEAR THE ENTRANCE DOOR. ALL FOOD COOKED AT THIS LOCATION MUST BE COOKED INSIDE, NO COOKING ALLOWED OUTSIDE. GRILL OUTSIDE AT THE FRONT AREA MUST BE REMOVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLE,PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN, FISH AND STEAK SANDWHICHES. INSTUCTED MANAGER A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS TO BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AND THE TOILET ROOM HAND SINK AND FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE UNUED COOLERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HARBORAGE.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED MANGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED MANGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
When was Chi-Raq Cuisines last inspected?
Chi-Raq Cuisines has 3 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| April 18, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 26, 2015 | Pass |
Chi-Raq Cuisines vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 18, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.