Big Jones
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2025 →
- address5347 N Clark St, Chicago 60640
Is Big Jones clean?
Big Jones is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Big Jones?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was Big Jones last inspected?
Big Jones has 24 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
July 16, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →July 31, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →March 23, 2023 Pass
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View full inspection →February 7, 2023 Pass
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View full inspection →February 9, 2022 Pass
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View full inspection →April 26, 2021 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →April 19, 2021 Fail
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View full inspection →January 31, 2020 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →July 19, 2019 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →August 22, 2018 Pass
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View full inspection →April 13, 2018 Fail
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View full inspection →November 2, 2017 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →Big Jones vs Edgewater
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Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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