Big City Chicken
Last inspected: Dec 12, 2025
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Score
Across the available record, Big City Chicken has 13 inspections on file, the first dated 2020. The newest entry in the record is dated Dec 12, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near two violations per visit across recent inspections.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean”, showing up eight times.
Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Big City Chicken is doing better than most peers. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspection History
Dec 12, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: RUSTY WIRE CHEMICAL STORAGE RACK ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPLACE RACK AND MAINTAIN RUST FREE
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Apr 3, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
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Dec 6, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: CAULKING SURROUNDING REAR HANDSINK NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CAULKING
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOOR DRAIN COVER AT REAR FLOOR DRAIN, LOOSE/NOT SECURE. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Mar 26, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BUILD UP ON GASKETS AND INTERIOR OF FRONT PREP COLD HOLD UNIT WHERE CHICKEN IS HELD NEAR FRYERS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CEILING TILES NEAR HOOD TO BE COVERED IN RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 7, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS NOT INVERTED IN WAIT STATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
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Jul 28, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 50.9 F IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE. APPROX 15LBS $50 VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CHICKEN PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CDPH WHEN REPAIRED AND TO REQUEST REINSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SPILLED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS AND IN BETWEEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 7, 2022
Reinspection
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: 4-301.11 PREMISES USING CHICKEN PREP COOLER THAT WAS HELD FOR INSPECTION AND IS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F. UNIT REMAINS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005. PRIORITY
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: 3-501.16 (A: 2& B)RAW CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 46.9F IN PREP COOLER. . ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 30LBS $100 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-204.112(B): MISSING THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: 3-304.12: MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN COOLER AND WALL. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12: HEAVILY GREASE/SMOKE STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE CHICKEN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Dec 6, 2022
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: CHICKEN PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F . UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO CONTACT CDPH WHEN REPAIRED AND TO REQUEST REINSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-005
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Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: RAW CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F IN PREP COOLER. INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS OF RANCH DRESSING AND SIRACHA MAYO DRESSING UNREFRIGERATED ON FRONT COUNTER AND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 0F 66.7F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 40LBS $100 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: MISSING THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN COOLER AND WALL. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE CHICKEN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Jul 6, 2022
Routine
3 minor violations.
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In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: KNIFE IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN WALL AND PREP TABLE. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: NO TRASH RECEPTACLE AT HANDWASH SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN DUE TO REFUSE (PAPER TOWELS) BEING COMMONLY DISCARDED
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: LOOSE FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHT FITTING AND MAINTAIN. LOOSE/TORN CAULING AT WALL AT TOP BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
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Nov 17, 2021
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: WALLS AT MOP SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Jun 14, 2021
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING OR REPLACING. WORN DARK IN COLOR. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS THROUGHOUT OF NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Dec 14, 2020
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Toxic substances properly identified, stored, & used
Inspector notes: EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS (PURSE, JACKET, ETC) IMPROPERLY STORED WITH OTHER ITEMS. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME.
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Jan 23, 2020
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Big City Chicken last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Big City Chicken on file is from Dec 12, 2025. The public record contains 13 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Big City Chicken?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Big City Chicken.
Has Big City Chicken's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Big City Chicken have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Big City Chicken means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Big City Chicken inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Big City Chicken is inspected around two times per year on average.
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