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Giordano's On Jackson

May 18, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR PASTA PREP AREA AND CENTRAL BAR AREA OBSTRUCTED WITH EMPTY SANITIZER BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SANITIZER BUCKETS AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS FREE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS AND ACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED OBSTRUCTIONS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES: GRILLED ONIONS AT 51.0F AND ANCHOVIES AT 50.1F AT THE PIZZA PREP AREA LINE COOLER; PASTA AT 54.1F, CHICKEN AT 54.0F, BEEF AT 47.0F AT THE PASTA LINE DRAWER COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW FOR COLD-HOLDING. APPROXIMATELY 35.0 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $200.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED ALL LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED UPRIGHT DAIRY COOLER MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING EQUIPMENT SURFACES STORED IN WATER WITHOUT SANITIZER THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING EQUIPMENT SURFACES IN AN ADEQUATE SANITIZER SOLUTION BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING FIXTURES IN POOR REPAIR: HANDWASHING SINK FAUCETS AT THE FRONT SERVER AREA AND PIZZA PREPARATION AREA LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL; HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR MOP SINK AREA DRAIN PLUMBING LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL LISTED PLUMBING FIXTURES TO ELIMINATE LEAKS AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 19, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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