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Chick-Fil-A

August 19, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: NOTED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THEIR IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SHOWS AN INTERNAL FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 156.5F. EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NOT OPERATIONAL AND AFTER THE FINAL RINSE AN "E.R." COMES ON DISPLAY WITH AND ALARM. MANAGER STATES THAT SERVICE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CALLED FOR THE MACHINE. REVIEWED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN OF NOT USING THE MACHINE AND USE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR ALL WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, PROPERLY OPERATING AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED BY WRITTEN REQUEST FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR ALL WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 16
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 40
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE WITH GREY SLIME SUBSTANCE LOCATED ON THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE, REMOVE SLIME SUBSTANCE.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE SALAD PREP STATION SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED DAMAGED/CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN THE UTILITY MOP SINK AT THE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 27, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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