Kfc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 22, 2018. 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 Kfc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • BROKEN WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER AT THE BATTER STATION HAND WASHING SINK REPAIRED WITH TAPE AND CARDBOARD. MUST REPLACE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • BROKEN WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER AT THE BATTER STATION HAND WASHING SINK REPAIRED WITH TAPE AND CARDBOARD. MUST REPLACE.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT,DEBRIS AND GREASE: UNDER SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE, UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING/FRYING EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD THE BATTER PREP TABLES, COLE SLAW WALK-IN COOLER. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA WITH DEBRIS AND ALL ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT,DEBRIS AND GREASE: UNDER SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE, UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING/FRYING EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD THE BATTER PREP TABLES, COLE SLAW WALK-IN COOLER. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA WITH DEBRIS AND ALL ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • METAL WALL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING METAL. MUST REPAIR. EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE CEILING VENT IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM. WALL AT THE TO GO STORAGE SHELVING DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. CAULKING ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD ON THE BATTER STATION EXPOSED HAND SINK PEELING. MUST REPLACE.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • METAL WALL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING METAL. MUST REPAIR. EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE CEILING VENT IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM. WALL AT THE TO GO STORAGE SHELVING DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. CAULKING ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD ON THE BATTER STATION EXPOSED HAND SINK PEELING. MUST REPLACE.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE DINING ROOM STORAGE CLOSET MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
When was Kfc last inspected?
Kfc has 17 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
January 11, 2019
closed by the city
May 22, 2018
Pass
November 13, 2017
Pass
January 6, 2017
Pass
February 23, 2016
Pass
January 19, 2016
Pass
January 14, 2016
Fail
January 16, 2015
Pass
September 11, 2014
Pass
September 9, 2014
Fail
February 3, 2014
Pass
January 29, 2014
Fail
Kfc vs North Park
North Park runs 61% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 37 mid, 51 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in North Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 22, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.