Kennedy Fish & Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2010
• address2425 E 72Nd St, Chicago 60649

Is Kennedy Fish & Chicken clean?

Kennedy Fish & Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kennedy Fish & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYERS, INTERIOR BOTTOM CABINETS OF FRYERS AND GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, HOODED AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED AND TABLE UNDERNEATH GRILL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVBE GREASE NOTED. CLEAN FLOORS IN STORAGE ROOMS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVBE GREASE NOTED. CLEAN FLOORS IN STORAGE ROOMS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • A WALL COVING IS NEEDED FOR WALLBASES IN OFFICE AND STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO OFFICE; PROVIDE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • A WALL COVING IS NEEDED FOR WALLBASES IN OFFICE AND STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO OFFICE; PROVIDE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST PROVIDE SHIELDS FOR ALL LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL STORAGE ROOMS AND AREAS. REMOVE UNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER.

When was Kennedy Fish & Chicken last inspected?

Kennedy Fish & Chicken has 2 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2010.

Kennedy Fish & Chicken vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 13, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.