Kfc

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 10, 2023
• address5230 W Madison St, Chicago 60644

Is Kfc clean?

Kfc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 10, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kfc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2023, 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 • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER HOT OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT NEXT TO DEEP FRYERS WITH A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON FANGUARDS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN THE WALLS AND POP LINE BEHIND THE SELF SERVERS POP STATION. • OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS, A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE ALONG THE BACK WALL OF ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE MAIN PREP LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE MAIN PREP LIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

When was Kfc last inspected?

Kfc has 15 inspections on record going back to September 20, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Kfc vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

• ✓ Vicky's Place
  clean · March 27, 2019
• ✓ Falcon Fuel
  clean · August 14, 2018
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  mid · June 18, 2020
• ✓! Dinero Tree
  mid · August 3, 2018
• ✓ Mcdonald's Restaurant
  clean · November 13, 2025
• ✓ Val's Kosher Kitchen (Cw)
  clean · May 31, 2019

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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 October 10, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.