Reese's Fast Food

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2019
• address1823 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Reese's Fast Food clean?

Reese's Fast Food is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Reese's Fast Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOR A VALID CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (I.E. CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, PIZZA PUFFS, ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH ON SITE (CERTIFICATE MUST BE VALID) AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL FOOD/CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES INCURRED AND IS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS AT THE SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HAND WASHING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND TCS FOODS STORED IN THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER (EGGS 80.8F), FREEZER (PIZZA PUFFS 99.8F AD WITH MOLD) AND A CONTAINER OF RAW WINGS ON THE PREP TABLE (58.6F)AT IMPROPER TEMPEATURES. ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED A COMBINED APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 40LBS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $100. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • ALL TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED/DATED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DATE/LABEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FOUND THE REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LOWER. COOLER WAS AT 71.8F AND FREEZER WAS AT 99.8F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT THE REQUIRE TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • FOUND NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TAKING OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND 60 LARGE FLIES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR HALL WAY. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN THE AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR, THE FAN COVER INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER, THE PREP TABLES AND THE VENTS IN THE FOOD PREP WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. ALSO, THE DOOR OF THE CHEST REACH IN FREEZER IN THE REAR IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, THE PREP TABLES, THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE COOLERS AND IN THE REAR WITH THICK DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • FOUND THE MOP SINK CLOGGED AND FULL OF WASTE WATER. NOT DRAINING AT ALL. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • FOUND THE MOP SINK CLOGGED AND FULL OF WASTE WATER. NOT DRAINING AT ALL. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM NEEDS A COVER/LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM NEEDS A COVER/LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND THE OUTSIDE GREASE AND GARBAGE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAINED. THE GREASE CONTAINER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR AND THERE IS THICK GREASE BUILD UP ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE ALL OVERFLOWING, LIDS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR GREASE CONTAINER (OR REPLACE IT) AND GET SERVICE COMPANY TO PICK UP GARBAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b) CITATION ISSUED
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND THE OUTSIDE GREASE AND GARBAGE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAINED. THE GREASE CONTAINER LID IS IN POOR REPAIR AND THERE IS THICK GREASE BUILD UP ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE ALL OVERFLOWING, LIDS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR GREASE CONTAINER (OR REPLACE IT) AND GET SERVICE COMPANY TO PICK UP GARBAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE ENTIRE FLOORS EVERYWHERE NEEDS TO BE DETAILED CLEANED TO REMOVE DIRT, FOOD, GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS. THE CEILING TILES, WALLS AND VENTS WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • THE FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS ARE DAMAGED, CHIPPED AND/OR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -CEILING TILES MISSING OR DAMAGED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO FIX OR PROVIDE. MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THE FOOD PREP AND MOP SINK CLOSET AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO THE FOOD PREP AND MOP SINK CLOSET AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE PROOF. MAINTAIN SAME.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET THE FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE PROOF. MAINTAIN SAME.

When was Reese's Fast Food last inspected?

Reese's Fast Food has 11 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2010.

Reese's Fast Food 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 11% 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 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.