The Chicken Shack

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 29, 2020
• address7920 S Western Ave, Chicago 60620

Is The Chicken Shack clean?

The Chicken Shack is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 29, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Chicken Shack?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM RIGHT & LEFT CORNERS OF FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FRYER CABINETS,REACH IN FREEZER,PREP TABLES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE PIN HOLE IN MIDDLE SINK BASIN OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP & DISH WASHING AREAS,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES UNDER FRYERS,HOLE IN WALL NEAR REAR DOOR,MISSING WALL PANELS BEHIND REACH IN COOLER & FREEZER. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS NEAR 3- COMP SINK AND WHERE NEEDED. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BAGS(CLOTHING,FURNITURE,ETC) AND OTHER ARTICLES NOT PERTAINING TO BUSINESS IN REAR STORAGE AREA OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS. • MUST CLEAN GREASE ND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP AT FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP AT FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was The Chicken Shack last inspected?

The Chicken Shack has 5 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2017.

The Chicken Shack vs Ashburn

Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.

Other spots in Ashburn

• ✓ Smoke Filled Room
  clean · June 22, 2017
• ✓ Kedzie Food & Mini Mart Inc
  clean · February 1, 2018
• ✓ Josefina's Nutrition
  clean · July 3, 2017
• ✓ Mcdonald's
  clean · May 27, 2021
• ✓ Super Discount Store On 87 Inc.
  clean · August 29, 2017
• ✓! Neca's Mini Mart
  mid · July 31, 2020

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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 June 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.