Kenny's Ribs & Chicken

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 21, 2025
• address8114 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Kenny's Ribs & Chicken clean?

Kenny's Ribs & Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 21, 2025. 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 Kenny's Ribs & Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED 3 HANDSINKS WITH NO PAPER TOWELS TO PROPERLY DRY HANDS. MANAGER PROVIDED TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE TOWELS AT ALL TIMES AT ALL SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT ON WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAP AND KEEP CLEAN. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MOUSE ACTIVITY IN REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-35 DROPINGS AT BOTTOM OF UNSED HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS WHEN NOT IN USE MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN WORN OR DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • ALL FIXTURES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN CLEAN CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • ALL FIXTURES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN CLEAN CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMVOE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • HOOD VENTS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

When was Kenny's Ribs & Chicken last inspected?

Kenny's Ribs & Chicken has 9 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2023.

Kenny's Ribs & Chicken vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 36% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 120 clean, 21 mid, 190 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon 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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.