Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 18, 2023
• address9553-9557 S Jeffery Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery clean?

Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 18, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) : OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • : 6-202.15 : OBSERVED OPENINGS ON TOP CENTER, BOTTOM CENTER AND SIDES OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 : OBSERVED DEEPLY GROOVED CUTTING BOARD ON PREP TABLE OF BUTCHER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 : OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP INSTALLED FOR FRONT PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 : OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP INSTALLED FOR FRONT PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 : OBSERVED OBJECTS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 : OBSERVED OBJECTS ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 : OBSERVED FLOOR OF WALKIN FREEZER WITH ICE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE FROM FLOOR . OBSERVED SPLATTER ON WALLS IN DELI/MEAT AREA AND DISHWASHING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOUL SMELLING ODOR WHEN WATER IS RELEASED INTO DRAIN OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GREASE TRAP OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. • : 6-501.11 : OBSERVED VENT COVER ATTACHMENT SEPARATING FROM CEILING ABOVE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN .

When was Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery last inspected?

Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery has 2 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2023.

Bamenda Fresh On Jeffery vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 July 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.