Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc.
Last inspected: Feb 7, 2019
74
Score
Going back to 2014, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc. has five inspections in the public record. The most recent report on file is from Feb 7, 2019. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe. The file hasn't been updated since Feb 7, 2019, so take the current picture with that in mind.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around five violations, down from roughly eight violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “allergen training as required” has been the most frequent reason, cited three times.
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc.'s latest score of 74 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Feb 7, 2019
Complaint
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2184763 DATE 7-18-18. (ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF TRAINING.) PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: NOTED ICE BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST DEFROST AND CLEAN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NOTED STANDING WATER OR LEAK BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIND THE SOURCE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: DUE TO WATER DAMAGE THE FRONT CEILING TILES ARE IN POOR REPAIR ABOVE THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE REPAIRED.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: SEE VIOLATION #60.
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Aug 10, 2018
Reinspection
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED CHEESE AT 48.0F, CHILI AT 53.6F, SHAKE MIX AT 46.4F, CUT LETTUCE AT 47.5F, CREAM CHEESE AT 49.3F, AND SMOOTHIE MIX AT 46.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 80# OF FOOD WORTH $800. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE WITH SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BOXES OF STOCK ITEMS STORED IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SAID ITEMS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF TRAINING.
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Summary report displayed and visible to the public
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 7/18/18 WAS NOT POSTED IN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY TO POST.
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Jul 18, 2018
Complaint
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND 1 DOOR PREP COOLER: CHILI AT 46F, RAW BACON AT 46.4F, CREAM CHEESE AT 45.1F, SHAKE MIX AT 44.6F, CHEESE AT 44.3F, SMOOTHIE MIX AT 44.8F, CUT TOMATOES AT 47.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 200# OF FOOD WORTH $700. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F. THE WALK-IN COOLER WAS BEING USED TO STORE TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Proper hot holding temperatures
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HOT DOGS STORED IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 130.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 1# OF FOOD WORTH $5. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE WITH SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (HAMBURGERS AT 152.1F) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012A.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LIVE HOUSE FLIES AND FRUIT FLIES FLYING IN THE RESTAURANT AND LANDING ON WALLS AND STOCK. OBSERVED 3 LIVE HOUSE FLIES AND 10 LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020A. CITATION ISSUED.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BOXES OF STOCK ITEMS STORED IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SAID ITEMS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
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May 12, 2016
Complaint
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER IN BETWEEN THE GRILL AND DEEP FRYERS IN FOOD PREP AREA.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: CLEAN FLOOR IN STORAGE ROOM OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM AND FLOOR INSIDE WASHROOM ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS.
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Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored
Inspector notes: STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH LIDS PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
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Nov 18, 2014
License
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: HAS MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES INSIDE THE CUSTOMER TOILET ROOMS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: SEAL AND MAINTAIN NOTICEABLE OPENING ON TILE WALL BEHIND, NEAR THE ICE MACHINE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc. last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc. on file is from Feb 7, 2019. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc.?
Across the inspection record, “allergen training as required” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc..
Has Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc.'s inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc. have averaged around five violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants,Inc. means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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