Rickette's Chicken Bbq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 8, 2020
• address8601 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Rickette's Chicken Bbq clean?

Rickette's Chicken Bbq is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Rickette's Chicken Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE AT MINIMUM A DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER WHICH MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED IN-USE BOTTLES OF MILD SAUCE, HOT SAUCE AND OTHER CONDIMENTS NOT INSIDE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE. • 3-602.11(A; B:1-4,6,7; C; D) OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS (CAKES) MISSING LABELING REQUIREMENT OF PRODUCT'S NET WEIGHT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN BASIN OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED BOTH 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS MISSING SINK STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT EACH COMPARTMENT OF THE TWO 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (BBQ SMOKER AND FRYERS), WALLS, AND SURROUNDING SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED AREAS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN) FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN) FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ALL WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILINGS THRU OUT THE FACILITY WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE SMOKER GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Rickette's Chicken Bbq last inspected?

Rickette's Chicken Bbq has 9 inspections on record going back to September 18, 2017.

Rickette's Chicken Bbq vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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  mid · April 19, 2019
• ✓ Nita's Gumbo
  clean · March 27, 2020
• ✓ Darrins Fresh Food Llc
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• ✓ Chuckies Grill
  clean · May 23, 2018
• ✓ Stony Island Grocery
  clean · January 26, 2018
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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 April 8, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.