Irie Jerk #2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 23, 2023
• address205 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620

Is Irie Jerk #2 clean?

Irie Jerk #2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 23, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Irie Jerk #2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 23, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY AT THIS TIME WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVERD SUCH AS CHICKEN,FISH AND RED BEANS & RICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENROLL MORE EMPLOYEE'S TO COVER ALL SHIFTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION #7-38-012.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOOD WITH IMPROPER INTERIOR TEMPERATURES: NOTED 10lbs OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 58.6F SITTING ON TOP OF THE STEAM TABLE, 10lbs OF RAW FISH AT 56.3F INSIDE THE FRONT PREP COOLER AND 2(20lbs) PANS OF COOKED OX TAILS AT 73.2F INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED 60lbs at $400. PRIORTY CITATION #7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSEVRVED BULK STORAGE CONTAINER NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPER LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER: FLOORS WALLS AND SHELVING, ALSO MUST DEFROST AND DETAIL CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

When was Irie Jerk #2 last inspected?

Irie Jerk #2 has 4 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2022.

Irie Jerk #2 vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Chatham

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• ✓ R J Dream Inc.
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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 March 23, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.