Front Yard Jerk Grille

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2021
• address74 E 71St St, Chicago 60619

Is Front Yard Jerk Grille clean?

Front Yard Jerk Grille is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 6, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Front Yard Jerk Grille?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND UNDER AND AROUND ALL PREP TABLES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH A MISSING BULB. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING WITH PROPER LIGHT COVERING AS WELL. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF OIL ON HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND A BUILD UP OF OIL AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE FOOD CONTAMINATION.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH A MISSING BULB. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING WITH PROPER LIGHT COVERING AS WELL. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF OIL ON HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND A BUILD UP OF OIL AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE FOOD CONTAMINATION.

When was Front Yard Jerk Grille last inspected?

Front Yard Jerk Grille has 12 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2014.

Front Yard Jerk Grille vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 37% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 179 clean, 24 mid, 282 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 6, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.