Chopochicken

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2020
• address2460 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Chopochicken clean?

Chopochicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 21, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Chopochicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE AT FIRST FLOOR PREP/COOKING AREA. INSIDE THE SINK A METAL COOKING SPATULA AND IN FRONT A TALL GARBAGE CONTAINER. ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING WIPING CLOTH IN IT AND WIPED FRONT COUNTER.HANDWASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. ITEMS REMOVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030,CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP AND BIN). ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT SANITIZING WASHED AND RINSED UTENSILS; A SERVING SPOON WAS INSIDE THE FRONT HANDWASHING SINK HE JUST WASHED RINSED AND HANGED. ALSO ALL OTHER MULTI USE UTENSILS,POTS ETC. PERSONALLY SET-UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK: WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE,100ppm. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE(FEW INCHES) FROM SODA BOXES MUST BE ENCASED IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE • INSTALLED SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP SINK AND PREP COLD UNIT IN THE KITCHEN IS UNSEALED,REPAIR ISSUE.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE(FEW INCHES) FROM SODA BOXES MUST BE ENCASED IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE • INSTALLED SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP SINK AND PREP COLD UNIT IN THE KITCHEN IS UNSEALED,REPAIR ISSUE.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • EMPLOYEE MUST USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PREP AREA
  Personal Cleanliness • EMPLOYEE MUST USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PREP AREA
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • GREASE BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR LARGE RICE POT AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. ALSO WOOD PANELS UNDER AND SIDE OF PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. • OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS ARE NEEDED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WATER IS STOPPED WITH PLASTIC BAGS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NEW EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE IN 30 DAYS FROM HIRING DATE
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NEW EMPLOYEES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE IN 30 DAYS FROM HIRING DATE
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-21-2019,REPORT #2290247. #40) 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER SERVING FOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. #51) 5-204.12 UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE ON SITE AND BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM IN DINING ROOM AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN,OR TO KNOW LOCATION. #53) OBSERVED NO LIDDED TRASH CAN RECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY ITEMS IN WOMANS/EMPLOYEE SHARED RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PIC/MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIDDED TRASH CAN RECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY ITEMS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-21-2019,REPORT #2290247. #40) 2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER SERVING FOOD IN FRONT PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. #51) 5-204.12 UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE ON SITE AND BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM IN DINING ROOM AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN,OR TO KNOW LOCATION. #53) OBSERVED NO LIDDED TRASH CAN RECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY ITEMS IN WOMANS/EMPLOYEE SHARED RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED PIC/MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIDDED TRASH CAN RECEPTACLE FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY ITEMS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED

When was Chopochicken last inspected?

Chopochicken has 9 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2017.

Chopochicken vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 21, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.