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Church's Chicken
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2026
- address4812 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Church's Chicken clean?
Church's Chicken is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Church's Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offProper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD NOT MEETING REQUIRE TEMPERATURE OF 135F DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE DESIGNATED HOT-HOLDING UNIT: FRIED CHICKEN AT 122F, 123F, AND 119F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 5 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AN EXCESS OF GREASE BUILDUP ON BACKSIDE OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER STORAGE SHELVING ETC. INSTRUTCED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HOLES AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
When was Church's Chicken last inspected?
Church's Chicken has 22 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 20, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 8, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 2, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 17, 2016 | Pass |
Church's Chicken vs Hermosa
Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.
Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 July 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.