Cuckoo
5143 N CLARK ST, Chicago, IL 60640 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2827652
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Inspections
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Jan 29, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 29, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA AND IN REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE 6" OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD ACCUMULATION IN REAR (OUTSIDE) STORAGE AREA.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL TOP/COVER OF GREASE BOX UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
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NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
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PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
NOTED FAUCET NECK AT (RIGHT) PREP SINK BEHIND FRONT PREP COUNTER IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX.
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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DRIED LEAVES AND LITTER IN THE REAR OUTSIDE AREA BY THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF FLOORS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
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Severity not stated
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Mar 6, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS (PREP COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER, FREEZERS, DEEP CHICKEN COOLERS) WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, FRYERS, MICROWAVE OVEN), INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLE, STORAGE RACKS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL CLEANING BOTTLES WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER SERVICE.
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PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/COOKING/DISHWASHING AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 20, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE BIN AND INTERIOR GUARD WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS/FOOD SPILLS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR PREPARATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN THEM.
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Severity not stated
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Mar 2, 2022 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE.
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ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON-PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON-PREMISES.
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ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
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Severity not stated
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.