Chickie's

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 17, 2013
• address2839 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623

Is Chickie's clean?

Chickie's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 17, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chickie's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES, MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER TO ALL REQUIRED PLUMBING.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • THE REAR PREPARATION AREA EXPOSED HANDSINK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WALL, THE REAR PREPARATION AREA EXPOSED HANDSINK MUST BE INSTALLED TO CODE IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE KITCHEN.
• ☠️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 • OVER 20 RODENT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND 20 MORE WERE FOUND AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. THE REAR FAN SHUTTERS DO NOT CLOSE, REPAIR THE SHUTTERS SO THEY CLOSE TO KEEP OUT FLIES. NO PROOF OF ANY PEST CONTROL RECORDS ON PREMISES, MUST HAVE AN UP TO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO PROOF OF A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES, MUST HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGERS CERTIFICATE WITH VALID I.D. TO CONFIRM MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NO CLEAN AREA EXISTS TO STORE CLEAN UTENSILS, STORE CLEAN UTENSILS IN A SANITARY SPACE.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • NO CLEAN AREA EXISTS TO STORE CLEAN UTENSILS, STORE CLEAN UTENSILS IN A SANITARY SPACE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • THE FOOD AND NON FOOD SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREMISES ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH GREASE. CLEAN RINSE AND SANITIZE EVERY SURFACE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • THE FOOD AND NON FOOD SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PREMISES ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH GREASE. CLEAN RINSE AND SANITIZE EVERY SURFACE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS ARE DARK AND ITS HARD TO SEE, REPAIR AND/OR INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • VENTILATION BY THE FRYER AREA NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING, VENT IS BURNED ON TOP OF HOOD. NEED TO REPLACE OR FIX.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • THE REAR OF THE STORE HAS PERSONAL ITEMS INCLUDING A MATTRESS WHICH MUST BE REMOVED.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • THE FOOD HANDLERS HAVE NO HAIR RESTRAINTS, FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • THE FOOD HANDLERS HAVE NO HAIR RESTRAINTS, FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

When was Chickie's last inspected?

Chickie's has 3 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2012.

Chickie's 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 17% 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 September 17, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.