The Original Royal Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 17, 2023
• address5254 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is The Original Royal Chicken clean?

The Original Royal Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 17, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Original Royal Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 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 • 4-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON DOORS OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE ON INTERIOR OF ONE DOOR COOLER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET IN REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET SO THAT IT SHALL BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.11: OBSERVED DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER STORED ON PLASTIC SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED OUTDOOR SURFACE FOR DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF NONABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS CONCRETE OR ASPHALT AND SHALL BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND SLOPED TO DRAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.11: OBSERVED DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER STORED ON PLASTIC SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED OUTDOOR SURFACE FOR DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF NONABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS CONCRETE OR ASPHALT AND SHALL BE SMOOTH, DURABLE AND SLOPED TO DRAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED MISSING COVER ON CEILING AIR CONDITIONER AND ALSO OBSERVED OPENING ON WALL AROUND AIR CONDITIONER ABOVE FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONER COVER AND SMOOTHLY SEAL OPENINGS AROUND AIR CONDITIONER. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FACILITY IN AREAS SUCH AS PREP AREA, IN FRONT OF PREP AREA AND UNDERNEATH AND NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR OF KITCHEN NEXT TO UTILITY CLOSET WITH HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR OF BUILDING, UNNECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDE WOOD, TOOLS, SMOKE PIT, UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY AND NON WORKING ITEMS FROM REAR OF BUILDING TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS.

When was The Original Royal Chicken last inspected?

The Original Royal Chicken has 5 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2023.

The Original Royal Chicken vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 October 17, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.