Cajun Joe's Chicken

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 11, 2010
• address2101 E 71St St, Chicago 60649

Is Cajun Joe's Chicken clean?

Cajun Joe's Chicken is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cajun Joe's Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MANTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ICE DISPENSING CHUTE AT SODA MACHINE ON FRONT COUNTER, NOZZLES AT SODA MACHINE, PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF COOLERS, SHELVES IN COOLERS WHERE RUSTY OR ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MANTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ICE DISPENSING CHUTE AT SODA MACHINE ON FRONT COUNTER, NOZZLES AT SODA MACHINE, PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF COOLERS, SHELVES IN COOLERS WHERE RUSTY OR ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, HOT HOLDING UNITS, VENTS IN HOODED AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT ETC.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST THOUROUGHLY CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT KITCHEN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING REAR STORAGE SHELVES, WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLERS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST THOUROUGHLY CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT KITCHEN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING REAR STORAGE SHELVES, WASHROOM AND WALK-IN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED IN KITCHEN AND DINING AREA. CLEAN WALL AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED IN KITCHEN AND DINING AREA. CLEAN WALL AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MOP BUCKET; BUCKET VERY DIRTY INSIDE. MUST REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET NECK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK; LEAKING IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.

When was Cajun Joe's Chicken last inspected?

Cajun Joe's Chicken has 1 inspection on record going back to June 11, 2010.

Cajun Joe's Chicken vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 June 11, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.