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Chi-Town Fried Chicken
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 16, 2020
- address4152 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
Is Chi-Town Fried Chicken clean?
Chi-Town Fried Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2020. 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 Chi-Town Fried Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2020, 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 THE FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE ICE CREAM IS SCOOPED AND OPEN FOOD IS PLACED INTO TAKE OUT BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WITH HOT AND COLD WATER, HAND WASHING CLEANSER, AND DRYING PROVISIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT ENOUGH LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT ENOUGH LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
When was Chi-Town Fried Chicken last inspected?
Chi-Town Fried Chicken has 17 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| April 16, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 29, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 27, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2013 | Pass |
Chi-Town Fried Chicken vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt 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 16, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.