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Church's Chicken # 1053
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2017
- address1151 S Independence Blvd, Chicago 60624
Is Church's Chicken # 1053 clean?
Church's Chicken # 1053 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Church's Chicken # 1053?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NOTED 40 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR, THE BOTTOM SHELVING WHERE DRY GOODS AND POTS ARE STORED ACROSS FROM THE ICE MACHINE AND IN THE MOTOR HOUSE OF THE 2 DOOR FREEZER IN THE REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED #7-38-020.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE AT THIS TIME WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVE SUCH AS CHICKEN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR WALK IN COOLER SHELVING AND STORAGE SHELVING WHERE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DIRTY AND VERY WET. MUST CLEAN AND KEEP DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING ENVIRONMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DIRTY AND VERY WET. MUST CLEAN AND KEEP DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING ENVIRONMENT.
When was Church's Chicken # 1053 last inspected?
Church's Chicken # 1053 has 18 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 9, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 9, 2013 | Pass |
Church's Chicken # 1053 vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 February 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.