Kentucky Fried Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 20, 2020
• address1914 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Kentucky Fried Chicken clean?

Kentucky Fried Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 20, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kentucky Fried Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED WORN DOOR GASKETS ON CHICKEN WALK IN COOLER
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER.WALK IN COOLER CARTS,FAN GUARD COVERS,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS,REACH IN FREEZER,UNUSED PREP COOLER,ICE DISPENSERS AT SODA MACHINES AND COUNTER TOP UNDERNEATH MACHINE IN DINING AREA,HOT HOLDING UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK NEAR REAR DRIVE THRU AREA,SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN FRONT DRIVE THRU AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN WALK IN COOLER STORAGE AREA. • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM MOP SINK BASIN AND WALLS NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST GROUT FLOOR IN MOP SINK BASIN IN REAR AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOORING IN WALK IN FREEZER.MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN CHICKEN WALK IN COOLER AND LOBBY AREA.MUST REMOVE TAPE FROM CORNER OF WALL IN LOBBY. • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAINS.MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD AND BURNT OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS.LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURES IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD AND BURNT OUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS.LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURES IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS • Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT

When was Kentucky Fried Chicken last inspected?

Kentucky Fried Chicken has 10 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2016.

Kentucky Fried Chicken vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 20, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.