Church's Chicken # 478
Last inspected: May 9, 2011
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Score
Public records show eight inspections at Church's Chicken # 478 stretching back to 2010. On May 9, 2011, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well. The file hasn't been updated since May 9, 2011, so take the current picture with that in mind.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “* certified food manager on site”, showing up three times.
That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspection History
May 9, 2011
Complaint
5 minor violations.
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Adequate number, convenient, accessible, designed, and maintained
Inspector notes: FOUND TOILET IN WOMENS STAFF TOILET ROOM NOT FLUSHING AND OVERFLOWING TO RIM WITH TOILET PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO UNCLOG TOILET AND REPAIR TO PROPERLY FLUSH. ALSO, NO PAPER TOWELS IN MENS STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. MAINTAINANCE EMPLOYEE UNCLOGGED TOILET, TOILET FLUSHING AT THIS TIME, AND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED IN MENS STAFF TOILET ROOM. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED IE FRIED CHICKEN. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MUST POST CERTIFICATE OR VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
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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. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER FRYERS,COUNTER TOPS,PREP STATION AND SINKS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS,IN DISH WASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND STANDING WATER.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE EXTENDED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO GREASE TRAP IN OFFICE TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Mar 31, 2011
Complaint
6 minor violations.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: FOUND NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA AND NO PAPER TOWELS IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND MUST POST CERTIFICATE OR VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER FRYERS,COUNTER TOPS,PREP STATION AND SINKS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS,IN DISH WASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND STANDING WATER.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE EXTENDED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO GREASE TRAP IN OFFICE TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN MENS WASHROOM AND REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Dec 7, 2010
Complaint
No violations found.
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Sep 14, 2010
Complaint
No violations found.
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May 19, 2010
Complaint
5 minor violations.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS NOR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT WASH BOWLS INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN STAFF TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES TO DRY HANDS AFTER HAND WASHING PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
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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 VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NOR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT NOR VALID CITY CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING SERVED, HANDLED, AND PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. SERIOUS 7-38-012 ISSUED.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS TO REMOVE BUILDUP, REMOVE STANDING WATER AROUND FLOOR DRAIN BY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, REPLACE CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AT PREP AREA, AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP AREA.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND REROUTE WASTE LINE FROM ICE MACHINE INTO FLOOR DRAIN.
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Mar 25, 2010
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jan 28, 2010
Suspected Food Poisoning
8 minor violations.
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Sewage and waste water disposal, no back siphonage, cross connection and/or back flow
Inspector notes: In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago. FOUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP WASTE WATER INTO FIRST AND THIRD COMPARTMENT WHEN FAUCET TURNED ON AND WATER RUNNING INTO MIDDLE COMPARTMENT. BROWNISH SUBSTANCE WITH FOOD DEBRIS COMING UP SAID DRAINS AT THIS TIME AND STRONG SEWER ODOR NOTED WHEN WATER TURNED ON AT SAID SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY CLEAN DRAINS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND CONTACT PLUMBER TO REPAIR SAID SINK. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area
Inspector notes: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AT MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered
Inspector notes: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA NOT CLEAN NOR MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP ON TOP, SIDES, AND SPILLS SURROUNDING GROUND AROUND RECEPTICLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEDGE AROUND FRONT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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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. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: UNDER, AROUND DEEP FRYERS, WALLS AROUND FRONT PREP AREA, BISCUIT TRAYS WITH HEAVY, BLACK BUILDUP, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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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. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES THROUGH OUT PREMISES, REGROUT FLOOR SECTIONS AT PREP, WALK-IN COOLER, AND AROUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER AROUND TOILET IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM, AROUND ICE MACHINE, AND HOT WATER TANK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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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. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED AND WATER STAINED CEILING PANELS, CLEAN CEILING SECTIONS AT FRONT PREP AREA. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: 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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR COLD WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, LEAKS AT FAUCET CONNECTIONS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, LEAK AT DRAIN LINE AT ICE MACHINE, AND CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS AT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
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Jan 6, 2010
Complaint
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Church's Chicken # 478 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Church's Chicken # 478 on file is from May 9, 2011. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Church's Chicken # 478?
Across the inspection record, “* certified food manager on site” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Church's Chicken # 478.
Has Church's Chicken # 478's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Church's Chicken # 478 have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Church's Chicken # 478 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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