Chick-fil-a

Year by year

Inspections

1. May 4, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     HANDWASH SINK METERED FAUCET (IN FRONT PREP AREA BEHIND CASHIER LINE) UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLOW OF WATER FOR 15 SECONDS WITHOUT REACTIVING FAUCET. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     MILK CRATES ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BEING USED TO STORE CLEAN MULTI USE EQUIPMENT. INSTD TO USE PROPER SHELVING, CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY STORE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH HANDLES OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS STORING CHICKEN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     SPRAYER LEAKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

2. Nov 6, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     ADJUST THE DOOR HINGE FOR THE 1-DOOR DESSERT COOLER NEAR THE DRIVE-THRU AREA SO THAT THE DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY.

3. Sep 27, 2024 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     OBSERVED MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLES IN THE WOMENS EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON-SITE.

4. Feb 2, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     NOTED DRIVE THROUGH DOOR OPEN AND NOT INSECT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO USE A 16 MESH TO THE INCH SCREEN TO PROTECT AGAIN THE ENTRY OF INSECTS AND PESTS.

5. Jan 6, 2023 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (EGGS, CHICKEN) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT: A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     FOUND A FLY/PEST LIGHT DEVICE DIRECTLY OVER THE TEA BREWING STATION IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO RELOCATE THE PEST DEVICE SO THAT IT IS NOT DIRECTLY A FOOD PREP AREA.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON-SITE.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS.

6. Jan 18, 2022 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

7. Jan 11, 2022 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATOR WHERE CHICKEN IS STORED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     OBSERVED WASH SOLUTION TEMPERATURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE SANITIZING AT 75.0F. THE TEMPERATURE OF WASH SOLUTION THAT USES HOT WATER TO SANITIZE IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE MUST BE AT LEAST 150.0F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR DRAINS UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

8. Nov 17, 2021 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

9. Jul 8, 2021 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE WHERE CLEAN LEAFY GREENS WERE STORED NEAR VEGETABLE WASH STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD TO AVOID CROSS-CONTAMINATION.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

10. Jan 7, 2021 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED PREP HANDSINK AND DRAINBOARD OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD TO AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CLEAN DISHES.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN) FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN EACH WOMEN'S WASHROOM STALL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.

    • Severity not stated

      ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

      OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.