Big J

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2012
• address2637 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Big J clean?

Big J is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big J?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BAGGED ICE FOR SALE MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY WITH ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BAGGED ICE FOR SALE MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY WITH ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE CLEANED, SANITIZED AND STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED MANNER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS MUST BE CLEANED, SANITIZED AND STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED MANNER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL MISSING CEILING TILES MUST BE REPLACED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • ALL MISSING CEILING TILES MUST BE REPLACED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED ABOVE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES MUST BE REMOVE AND OR ORGANIZED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Big J last inspected?

Big J has 8 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2010.

Big J vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 December 13, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.