Church's Texas Chicken

431 N Austin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60644

Passed · Jul 20, 2026 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 13 of 16 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Jul 20, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 11 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 20

    Short Form Complaint

    4 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Perfect Sep 23

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Sep 13

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    4 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • All food employees have food handler training
  6. Failed Sep 4

    Complaint

    7 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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BiteKarma scores around Church's Texas Chicken, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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