Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 31, 2024
• address6322 N Broadway, Chicago 60660

Is Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza clean?

Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 31, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES, POTS, PANS AND UTENSILS WITHOUT SANITIZER. SINK NOT SET WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOTED WASHING AND RINSING ONLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SET SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE WITH THE CHLORINE ON SITE AND REWASH ALL PREVIOUSLY WASHED ITEMS NOT SANITIZED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED. • PLASTIC ICE SHOOT ON THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM IN THE DINING ROOM NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • NOTED A LARGE, DEEP POT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS COOKS BEANS INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 65.1F. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS USING SHALLOW PANS, ICE BATHS, FREEZER QUICK CHILL. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
  Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • NOTED A LARGE, DEEP POT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS COOKS BEANS INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 65.1F. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS USING SHALLOW PANS, ICE BATHS, FREEZER QUICK CHILL. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TSC FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES. MEAT STUFFED PASTRIES HELD IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT RANGING IN TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 107.7F TO 121.1F. COOKED CHICKEN INSIDE A HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 116.2F. GOAT AT 101.4F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED IN-USE COOKS LINE UTENSILS BEING STORED IN A CONTAINER OF WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 103.4F. IF STORED IN HOT WATER, MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR STORE ON/IN A CLEAN SURFACE/CONTAINER AND WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AS NEED OR EVERY 4 HOURS.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED IN-USE COOKS LINE UTENSILS BEING STORED IN A CONTAINER OF WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 103.4F. IF STORED IN HOT WATER, MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR STORE ON/IN A CLEAN SURFACE/CONTAINER AND WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AS NEED OR EVERY 4 HOURS.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INTERIOR DOOR OF THE REAR DISH ROOM TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION, MISSING METAL ON INTERIOR OF THE DOOR. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. • KITCHEN CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR, BLACKENED WITH DEEP CUTS AND GROOVES. MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, DEEP FRYERS, OVENS AND SMOKER WITH GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND THE REAR DISH ROOM AREA WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK WHERE AN ATTACHED HOSE WAS NOTED. MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE SERVICE SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE KITCHEN AND REAR DISH AREA WITH DIRT, GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. WALL THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND REAR DISH AREA WITH FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT, GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----HOLE IN THE WALL BASEBOARD UNDER THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.----WALLS AT THE REAR DISH AREA SEALED HOLES WITH EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM, BUMP, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST REMOVE, CUT DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----CHIPPING, PEELING WALL AT THE KITCHEN STEAM TABLE. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----BADLY STAINED/SOILED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE. • UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza last inspected?

Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza has 17 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Aunty Joy's Jerk & Pizza vs Edgewater

Edgewater runs 39% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 382 clean, 97 mid, 512 cooked.

Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 31, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.