J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 8, 2025
• address3970 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618

Is J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich clean?

J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 8, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVEDEMPLOYEE WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVEDEMPLOYEE WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN CUTTING BOARD ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN CUTTING BOARD ON THE BACK-SPLASH OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. • SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(B) MUST NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE GAS STOVE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • WATER SPRAYER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING ,ALSO WATER PIE UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK BY THE MOP/THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPAIR ISSUE
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES IS REQUIRED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

When was J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich last inspected?

J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich has 8 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2019.

J.T.'s Genuine Sandwich vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 May 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.