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
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

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 78% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 69 clean, 16 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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