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Church's Chicken # 577

September 4, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITHOUT A VLIAD ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE WHILE PPREARING AND SERVING CHICKEN, COLE SLAW, MASHED POTATO, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIROITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED ROACH INFESTATION ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION.NOTED APPROXIMATELY 100 LARGE LIVE COCKROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT STORED ON TOP OR PREP TABLE, CRAWLING UNDERNEATH DEEP FRYERS, ON BACK EXIT DOOR CRACKS AND CREVICES OF DOOR THREHOLD, IN REAR DRY STORAGE NEAR OVEN AND ON WALLS IN AREAS WHERE HOT EATER TAKE IS PLACED. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE AND ELIMINATE INFESTATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK PIPING WITH EXCESSIVE LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTED WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUDNATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA WITH BROKEN / MISSING FLOOR TILES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POOLING WATER ON SAID FLOORS. MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE. • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS, TRASH AND ORGANIC BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2590693 ON 3/8/24. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETER INSIDE CONDIMENT AND COLE SLAW COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER (REAR) OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. NOTED EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL SURFACES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OBSERVED BROKEN WALL BASE THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER AS WELL AS DISHWASHING AREA NEAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR NEAR EXIT DOOR/ DRY STORAGE FRONT PREP AREA, OFFICE, AND SPACE NEAR WATER HEATER IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND TRASH AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CEILING VENTS DIRECTLY ABOVE IN-USE PREP TABLES WITH ACCUMULATED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 8, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.