KFC
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
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Score
The health department has logged 12 inspections at KFC, the earliest from 2018. KFC was last inspected on Dec 3, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around four violations each.
When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited 17 times.
By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting KFC on the weaker side. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
12
Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MANAGER ON SITE WITH NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED WHILE PREPARING FRENCH FRIES, CHICKEN, COLESLAW AND OTHER TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT AND THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING ALONG THE WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNITS AS NEEDED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE WALL COVING IN THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT, THE WALK IN FREEZER UNIT AND THE WALL LEFT OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING...THE REAR FLOOR AREA BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR...THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK...THE FRONT SODA STATION...THE FRONT REGISTER AREA...THE REAR COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
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Mar 27, 2025
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: DRINK DISPENSOR NOZZLES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: BREADING TABLE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: FRONT HANDSINK NOZZLE IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
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Sep 25, 2024
Complaint
4 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: DRAIN BOARD ON SELF SERVE SODA MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: SIDES OF FRYERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. STORAGE SHELVES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. OBSERVED OUTSIDE OF CABINETS WITH STICKY SUBSTANCE THATS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.
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Sewage & waste water properly disposed
Inspector notes: FLOOR DRAINS AT BOX SODA STATION IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. DRAIN SITES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL DRAIN SITES AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS IN DINING AREA AND REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING AT WALL BASES AND THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Jun 17, 2024
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: SODA NOZZLES AND AREA SURROUNDING NOZZLES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: KICK PLATE AT WALKIN FREEZER IN NEED OF REPAIR. LOOSE ALLOWING WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATE UNDER PLATE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND CORRECT.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. CLEAN ALL SIDES OF EQUIPMENT, AND WHEELS ON FRYERS. CLEAN HOT HOLDING UNITS FOR CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS. FLOORS IN DISHWASHING AREA, FRYING AREA, DRIVE-THRU AREA AND FRONT SERVING AREA TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP FOOD SPILLS AND WATER SPILLS. FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: CONDENSATION LEAKING FROM AIR CONDITIONER VENT AT SIDE NON-FOOD AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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Jan 30, 2023
Reinspection
3 minor violations.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COUNTER, SHELVING UNITS, HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Jan 23, 2023
Routine
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2549717 ON 2-10-22:55 WALL BASE OF INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER, WALK IN COOLER DOOR THRESHOLD (INTERIOR), AND WALLBASE IN BETWEEN UTILITY SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. RAW CONCRETE NOTED THROUGH OUT PREMISES SURROUNDING FLOOR DRAINS. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS TO BE NON POROUS, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COUNTER, SHELVING UNITS, HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS UNDER 3-COMPARMENT SINK, HAND WASHING SINK, COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLDING UNITS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND REGROUT DAMAGED FLOOR TILES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
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Feb 10, 2022
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: DRIVE THRU BEVERAGE ICE DISPENSER CONTINOUSLY DISPENSING ICE , CAUSING STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN DRIVE THRU AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ICE DISPENSER
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: EXCESSIVE SYRUP/DEBRIS ON CARBONATOR UNDER DRIVE THRU BEVERAGE MACHINE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: WALL BASE OF INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER, WALK IN COOLER DOOR THRESHOLD (INTERIOR), AND WALLBASE INTBETWEEN UTILITY SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. RAW CONCRETE NOTED THROUGH OUT PREMISES SURROUNDING FLOOR DRAINS. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS TO BE NON POROUS, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOOR DRAIN UNDER DRIVE THRU BEVERAGE STATION NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE NOTED AT WALL AT TOP BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: ALL VENTS THROUGH OUT PREMISES, NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND COOKING LINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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Feb 18, 2021
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED 1/4"GAP BETWEEN SOUTH FRONT ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.\
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN PREP AREA. OBSERVED MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXCESS TRASH NEAR REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE MAINTAIN PREMISES.
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Jan 10, 2020
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MICROWAVE STAND, EXTERIOR OF COOLER AND UNIT AT COOKING OVEN IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN/ MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
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Apr 17, 2019
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DAMAGED DOOR GASKET ON PREP FREEZER IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON SURFACES BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA, SPILLS AND RESIDUE INSIDE ICE MACHINE AND ICE DISPENSER AND SPIGOTS ON POP MACHINE, DUST BUILDUP ON FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER, BLACK RESIDUE ON GASKETS OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZER AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PEDESTAL EQUIPMENT LEAKING AT FRONT HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LOOSE BASEBOARDS AND OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS UNDER FRONT HAND WASHING SINK NEAR POP MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED LOOSE FLOOR TILES NEAR ICE MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO GROUT FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS AS NEEDED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN ALL AREAS.
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Dec 5, 2018
Reinspection
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOORS NEED RE- GROUTING IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL FLOOR AREAS.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO PROOF OF ALLERGENS TRAINING FOR PERSON IN CHARGE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL MANAGERS WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST HAVE ALLERGEN AWARENESS
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Dec 4, 2018
License
4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ISSUED NO CITATION
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OPEN OVERFLOWING GARBAGE DUMPSTERS, AND GROUND AROUND DUMPSTERS NOT CLEAN/MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA. MUST KEEP LIDS CLOSED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED TO REPORT #2240964
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOORS NEED RE- GROUTING IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL FLOOR AREAS.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: NO PROOF OF ALLERGENS TRAINING FOR PERSON IN CHARGE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL MANAGERS WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST HAVE ALLERGEN AWARENESS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was KFC last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at KFC on file is from Dec 3, 2025. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at KFC?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited 17 times, more than any other issue at KFC.
Has KFC's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at KFC have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at KFC means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is KFC inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, KFC is inspected around two times per year on average.
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