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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 24, 2019, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on January 30, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

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 78% clean across 256 tracked restaurants — 197 clean, 46 mid, 9 cooked.

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• ✓ Ribs R Us
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• ✓ 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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