Chickies

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 29, 2011
• address2839 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623

Is Chickies clean?

Chickies is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 29, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chickies?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #547309 3/21/11 #18 NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF NUMEROUS RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS BEHIND BUILT IN COUNTER IN LOBBY,DEEP FRYER CABINET,ON SHELF & FLOOR IN UNUSED WALK IN COOLER,BEHIND STOVE,UNDER POP COOLER,INSIDE OF UNUSED ICE CREAM MACHINE,IN BETWEEN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN HOT WATER TANK STORAGE AREA & STRONG SMELL OF RODENT URINE.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREA,RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/29/11.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #547309 3/21/11 #18 NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF NUMEROUS RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS BEHIND BUILT IN COUNTER IN LOBBY,DEEP FRYER CABINET,ON SHELF & FLOOR IN UNUSED WALK IN COOLER,BEHIND STOVE,UNDER POP COOLER,INSIDE OF UNUSED ICE CREAM MACHINE,IN BETWEEN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN HOT WATER TANK STORAGE AREA & STRONG SMELL OF RODENT URINE.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREA,RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/29/11.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED.STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF RODENT DROPPINGS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SURFACES,RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS,HANDLES ON STEAM TABLE LID,MISSING OUTLET COVERS.MUST REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARD.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SURFACES,RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS,HANDLES ON STEAM TABLE LID,MISSING OUTLET COVERS.MUST REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARD.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, MEAT SLICER, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES AND STEAM TABLE, COOLERS, CHEST FREEZER, COUNTERS, STORAGE SHELVES UNDER FRONT SERVING COUNTERS, FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,USED & UNUSED COOLERS& EQUIPMENT,PIPES,MOP SINK BASIN,POTATOE SLICER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS & DRAINS THRU-OUT PREMISES AND REPAIR FLOOR AT DISH WASHING AREA& TOILET ROOM DAMAGED FLOOR TILE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS & DRAINS THRU-OUT PREMISES AND REPAIR FLOOR AT DISH WASHING AREA& TOILET ROOM DAMAGED FLOOR TILE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA OVER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,DAMAGED & MISSING CEILING TILES,WINDOW SILL IN REAR AREA,LOOSE & MISSING & DAMAGED CEILINGS, WALLS,WALL BASES& TRIM,TILE ,DOORS.MUST CLEAN & PAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA OVER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,DAMAGED & MISSING CEILING TILES,WINDOW SILL IN REAR AREA,LOOSE & MISSING & DAMAGED CEILINGS, WALLS,WALL BASES& TRIM,TILE ,DOORS.MUST CLEAN & PAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAP OF 3- COMP.MUST REPAIR CLOGGED MOP SINK.MUST REPLACE HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PLACE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER HOOD.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: 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.MUST REMOVE & ORGANIZE MASSIVE CLUTTER IN UNUSED WALK IN COOLER & ON SHELVES IN REAR AREA & HOT WATER TANK AREA.

When was Chickies last inspected?

Chickies has 5 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2010.

Chickies vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 March 29, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.