Church's Chicken # 1155
Last inspected: Sep 18, 2013
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Score
Church's Chicken # 1155 has been inspected four times since 2010. Church's Chicken # 1155 was last inspected on Sep 18, 2013. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues. The most recent inspection at Church's Chicken # 1155 is from Sep 18, 2013, and nothing newer appears in the public record.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around two violations lately and about six violations before that.
Looking across the full record, “* certified food manager on site” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.
Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Church's Chicken # 1155 is comfortably above that bar. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspection History
Sep 18, 2013
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE FRONT PREP AREA.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD DISH AREA.
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Sep 8, 2011
Routine
5 minor violations.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREP AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE OVEN IN THE REAR AREA AND CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA THEY ARE SLIPPERY WITH GREASE BUILDUP.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE ALL THE STAINED CEILING TILES OR PAINT THEM THROUGHTOUT PREMISES.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. THE HOT WATER TANK IN THE REAR AREA IS LEAKING WATER ON TO THE FLOOR AND THE BOTTOM IS RUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONTAINER TO CATCH THE WATER SO NO ONE FALLS. ALSO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAME.
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Nov 18, 2010
Complaint
6 minor violations.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. MANAGER ON DUTY HAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED DURING PREPARING AND HANDLING FOOD. MUST OBTAIN. CITATION #H000063680 ISSUED PER CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE. COURT HEARING ON THURSDAY DEC 30, 2010 AT 400 W. SUPERIOR ROOM 107 AT 9:OOAM.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. A LOOSE FLOOR TILE OBSERVED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NEAR LARGE DOOR; MUST REPAIR. TILE HAS WATER UNDERNEATH. MUST RE-GROUT VARIOUS AREAS OF WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR WHERE NEEDED TO AVOID WATER BUILD-UP BETWEEN FLOOR TILE. ALSO OBSERVED IN BOTH WASHROOMS ALONG FLOOR BASE WHERE FLOOR TILE MEETS WALL IS LOOSE AND NEEDS SEALING; SEAL AREAS NOTED.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED SOME CRACKED WALL TILE AT WALLBASE OUTSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND AREA WHERE COOK PREPARES CHICKEN; MUST REPLACE TILE. CLEAN WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN CEILING TILE AND VENT ABOVE FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST. PEELING PAINT OBSERVED ON LOWER WALLS NEXT TO REAR EXIT DOOR AND ON EXIT DOOR; NEEDS REPAINTING. SEAL HOLE AROUND PIPE UNDER THREE COMP SINK AND AROUND PIPES ABOVE HOT WATER TANK IN REAR.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. EXPOSED HANDSINK DRAINS SLOWLY UPON USING; MUST CORRECT SO THAT WATER DRAINS PROPERLY FROM SINK. MUST SEAL AROUND PIPE UNDER FIRST COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMP SINK WHERE LEAKING. A FOUL ODOR IS NOTED IN WOMENS WASHROOM POSSIBLY COMING FROM SEALED FLOOR DRAIN; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. NO EVIDENCE OF BACK-UP UPON FLUSHING TOILET OR USING SINK.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INTERNAL THERMOMETERS NEEDED INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
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Sep 17, 2010
Complaint
6 minor violations.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. MANAGER ON DUTY HAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED DURING PREPARING AND HANDLING FOOD. MUST OBTAIN. CITATION #H000064591 ISSUED PER CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE. COURT HEARING ON THURSDAY NOV. 7, 2010 AT 400 W. SUPERIOR ROOM 107 AT 9:OOAM.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. A LOOSE FLOOR TILE OBSERVED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NEAR LARGE DOOR; MUST REPAIR. TILE HAS WATER UNDERNEATH. MUST RE-GROUT VARIOUS AREAS OF WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR WHERE NEEDED TO AVOID WATER BUILD-UP BETWEEN FLOOR TILE. ALSO OBSERVED IN BOTH WASHROOMS ALONG FLOOR BASE WHERE FLOOR TILE MEETS WALL IS LOOSE AND NEEDS SEALING; SEAL AREAS NOTED.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED SOME CRACKED WALL TILE AT WALLBASE OUTSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND AREA WHERE COOK PREPARES CHICKEN; MUST REPLACE TILE. CLEAN WALL BEHIND ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN CEILING TILE AND VENT ABOVE FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST. PEELING PAINT OBSERVED ON LOWER WALLS NEXT TO REAR EXIT DOOR AND ON EXIT DOOR; NEEDS REPAINTING. SEAL HOLE AROUND PIPE UNDER THREE COMP SINK AND AROUND PIPES ABOVE HOT WATER TANK IN REAR.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. EXPOSED HANDSINK DRAINS SLOWLY UPON USING; MUST CORRECT SO THAT WATER DRAINS PROPERLY FROM SINK. MUST SEAL AROUND PIPE UNDER FIRST COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMP SINK WHERE LEAKING. A FOUL ODOR IS NOTED IN WOMENS WASHROOM POSSIBLY COMING FROM SEALED FLOOR DRAIN; INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. NO EVIDENCE OF BACK-UP UPON FLUSHING TOILET OR USING SINK.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INTERNAL THERMOMETERS NEEDED INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Church's Chicken # 1155 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Church's Chicken # 1155 on file is from Sep 18, 2013. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Church's Chicken # 1155?
Across the inspection record, “* certified food manager on site” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Church's Chicken # 1155.
Has Church's Chicken # 1155's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Church's Chicken # 1155 have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Church's Chicken # 1155 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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