Chicken Shack

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 16, 2012
• address2517 W 79Th St, Chicago 60652

Is Chicken Shack clean?

Chicken Shack is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 16, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chicken Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2012, 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 CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. ONE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHEN FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.CONDENSATION LINE NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER HAS SMALL CONTAINERS TO CATCH THE WATER NEED TO REMOVE CONTAINERS AND REPAIR.OBSERVED RUSTY WALK-IN COOLER NOT IN USE) STORAGE SHELVES NEED TO REMOVE RUST.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.CONDENSATION LINE NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER HAS SMALL CONTAINERS TO CATCH THE WATER NEED TO REMOVE CONTAINERS AND REPAIR.OBSERVED RUSTY WALK-IN COOLER NOT IN USE) STORAGE SHELVES NEED TO REMOVE RUST.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE IN THE BOX FREEZER NEED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE AND CLEAN. CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS DOOR TRACKS,AND INTERIOR OF FRYERS(THAT ARE NOT BEING USED).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER(NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME),ALSO UNDER THE COOKING AREA FRYERS AND PREP TABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER(NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME),ALSO UNDER THE COOKING AREA FRYERS AND PREP TABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.NOTED HOLES IN WALL BEHIND BOX FREEZER, UNDER MOP SINK,AND ACROSS FROM FREEZER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.NOTED HOLES IN WALL BEHIND BOX FREEZER, UNDER MOP SINK,AND ACROSS FROM FREEZER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.LIGHT SHIELDS NEEDED IN PREP AREA AND OVER OVEN. NEED TO PROVIDE SHIELDS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING NEED TO REATTACH THE SPRING ON THE RESTROOM DOOR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.CLUTTER IN SIDE / AND REAR STORAGE AREA NEED TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED. ALSO SOME CLUTTER IN REAR YARD NEED TO REMOVE.

When was Chicken Shack last inspected?

Chicken Shack has 4 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2010.

Chicken Shack vs Ashburn

Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 May 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.