Turkey Chop

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 18, 2024
• address3506 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is Turkey Chop clean?

Turkey Chop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 18, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Turkey Chop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 18, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER AT THE START TIME OF THE INSPECTION, AT 1:40PM WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WERE PREPARED. CERTIFIED MANAGER MARISSA TERRY ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:22PM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED TURKEY LEGS THAWING IMPROPERLY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN PREP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER. COS.
  Approved Thawing Methods Used • OBSERVED TURKEY LEGS THAWING IMPROPERLY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN PREP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER. COS.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER STAFF MEMBERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/WEAR. COS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER STAFF MEMBERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/WEAR. COS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE BACK DEEP FREEZER UNIT STORED IMPROPERLY INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS OR FREEZER BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP DRYING AND STORED IMPROPERLY NEAR THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DRY AND STORE MOP PROPERLY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENT ON THE WALL ABOVE/NEAR THE HOLD HOLDING FOOD AREA WITH DRIPPING GREASY DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENT ON THE WALL ABOVE/NEAR THE HOLD HOLDING FOOD AREA WITH DRIPPING GREASY DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • VIOLATION #55 NON-COMPLAINCE FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #2575130, DATED 4/28/23. OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED, UNNECSSARY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED. VIOLATION #57 NON-COMPLIANCE FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #2575130, DATED 4/28/23. OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • VIOLATION #55 NON-COMPLAINCE FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #2575130, DATED 4/28/23. OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED, UNNECSSARY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED. VIOLATION #57 NON-COMPLIANCE FROM PREVIOUS REPORT #2575130, DATED 4/28/23. OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Turkey Chop last inspected?

Turkey Chop has 14 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Turkey Chop vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

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• ✓ Cafe Marie-Jeanne
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• ✓ Cafe Marie-Jeanne
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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 18, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.