J & J Meat Co

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 6, 2014
• address2901 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is J & J Meat Co clean?

J & J Meat Co is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 6, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at J & J Meat Co?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. OBSERVED A BLACK AND PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR PANEL OF MACHINE AND UPPER AREA OF MACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED RUST INSIDE OF MACHINE; MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL CLEANED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. MUST REQUEST VIA FAX AT 312 746-8040. WOODEN CUTTING BOARDS NEED TO BE RESURFACED WHERE BEGINNING TO CHIP. ALSO MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE OTHER CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA WHERE GROOVES OBSERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A ISSUED.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • REAR EXIT DOOR HAS A 1 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM; MUST SEAL GAP SO THAT DOOR IS COMLETELY RODENT PROOFED AT BOTTOM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORE; UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. SOME AREAS OF FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR; MUST BE REPAIRED AND MADE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER RUSTED; MUST CLEAN OR REPANEL FLOOR. FLOOR IN WOMENS WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORE; UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. SOME AREAS OF FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR; MUST BE REPAIRED AND MADE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER RUSTED; MUST CLEAN OR REPANEL FLOOR. FLOOR IN WOMENS WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR FLOOR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SOME AREAS OF WALLS AND CEILING HAVE PEELING PAINT OVER WALK-IN UNITS AND THREE COMP SINKS; MUST REMOVE AND REPAINT WHERE NEEDED. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED. WALLS IN WALK-IN COOLER RUSTY; REMOVE RUST STAINS AND PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS WHERE OBSERVED. CEILING AND WALLS OF BOTH WASHROOMS IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR AND REPAINT BOTH.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SOME AREAS OF WALLS AND CEILING HAVE PEELING PAINT OVER WALK-IN UNITS AND THREE COMP SINKS; MUST REMOVE AND REPAINT WHERE NEEDED. MUST CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED. WALLS IN WALK-IN COOLER RUSTY; REMOVE RUST STAINS AND PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS WHERE OBSERVED. CEILING AND WALLS OF BOTH WASHROOMS IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR AND REPAINT BOTH.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISH AREA WHERE NEEDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING VIOLATIONS: CLEAN INTERIORS OF ALL SINKS ON PREMISES AND MAINTAIN, OBSERVED A HOSE ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMP SINK FAUCET WITHOUT A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE (CDI), MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT DELI/MEAT SERVICE AND SLICING AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HANDTOWELS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM BASEMENT, MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM CLOSET WHERE UTILITY SINK LOCATED AS SINK IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USEAGE, MUST ALSO REMOVE CLUTTER FROM AREA NEXT TO UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER AND AREA OF STORAGE BETWEEN FRONT COUNTER AND WALK-IN COOLER AREA. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOPS AND MOP BUCKETS; HANG MOPS UPWARD TO DRY AND EMPTY BUCKETS ONCE USED FOR MOPPING.

When was J & J Meat Co last inspected?

J & J Meat Co has 2 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2014.

J & J Meat Co 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 12% 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 6, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.