Uncle Remus Chicken

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2018
• address4236 W Madison St, Chicago 60624

Is Uncle Remus Chicken clean?

Uncle Remus Chicken is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 30, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Uncle Remus Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FIRST WASHROOM IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR THE SINK SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • IMPROPER WASTE WATER DISPOSAL. OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP AND LEAKING FROM THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK CAUSING WASTE WATER TO FLOW ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE GREASE TRAP AND REPAIR ALL PLUMBING UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND HANDWASHING FACILITIES IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NOT SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE FRONT AND REAR EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS AND IN THE 2ND WASHROOM. NO TOILET PAPER WAS OBSERVED IN THE WASHROOMS. FIRST WASHROOM IS IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. THERE IS GREASE DRIPPING FROM THE WALLS AND CEILING INTO THE TOILET. THE TOILET SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED TO THE TOILET AND THE WALLS AND FLOOR ARE DIRTY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SUPPLY SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES AND SUPPLY TOILET PAPER IN ALL WASHROOMS. WASHROOMS MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND A LIVE RAT RUN ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.critical
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND A LIVE RAT RUN ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. OVER 100 RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED LARGE PILES OF TRASH, GARBAGE AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED THROUGHOUT THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. OBSERVED GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE CONTAINER AND CONTAINERS NOT CLOSED AND COVERED. OBSERVED GREASE ON THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE GREASE CONTAINERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERS AND CREATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. OBSERVED LARGE PILES OF TRASH, GARBAGE AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED THROUGHOUT THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. OBSERVED GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE CONTAINER AND CONTAINERS NOT CLOSED AND COVERED. OBSERVED GREASE ON THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE GREASE CONTAINERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE CONTAINERS AND CREATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PREMISES SERVES FRIED CHICKEN AND PIZZA PUFFS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS #34, 35, 38 AND 41 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2009582 ON 3/30/17: 34 - FLOORS NEED CLEANING AND REPAIRING IN THE PREP AREAS AND THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 35 - NOTED CEILING TILES IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN AND/OR MISSING). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 38 - NOTED A LEAK AT THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET AND REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN THE FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. 41 - NOTED CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE TO PREVENT HARBORGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN FOODS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS. REPLACE CHEST FREEZER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION INSIDE OF THE DOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN FOODS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS. REPLACE CHEST FREEZER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION INSIDE OF THE DOOR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS AND STOVE, MICROWAVE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRAINBOARD.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL THE OPENING TO THE GREASE CLEANOUT UNDER THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL THE OPENING TO THE GREASE CLEANOUT UNDER THE FLOOR IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE ROOF LEAKS IN THE PREP AREAS, WASHROOMS AND DINING AREA. REPLACE THE WOOD WALLS THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALLS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE ROOF LEAKS IN THE PREP AREAS, WASHROOMS AND DINING AREA. REPLACE THE WOOD WALLS THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALLS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED SEVERAL LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. INADEQUATE LIGHTING PROVIDED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THIS AREA.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS WITHOUT A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS WITHOUT A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Uncle Remus Chicken last inspected?

Uncle Remus Chicken has 17 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Uncle Remus Chicken vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

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  cooked · August 21, 2013
• ✓ Joy Mini Mart
  cooked · January 31, 2012
• ✓ Happy Fish & Chicken
  clean · September 16, 2015
• ✓ Sharks Fish & Chicken
  cooked · February 22, 2018
• ✓ Ribs R Us
  cooked · November 13, 2013
• ✓ Mr.Hulk Ice Cream Company
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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 January 30, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.