Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 25, 2019 →
• address3947 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60653

Is Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles clean?

Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 25, 2019, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 25, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible

When was Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles last inspected?

Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles has 38 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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