Ja Food & Grocery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 29, 2020
• address622 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ja Food & Grocery clean?

Ja Food & Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 29, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ja Food & Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE POSTED ON SITE OR NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT WASHBOWL LOCATED INSIDE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND-WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (c). NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS LOCATED INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BLACK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO PREVENT HIDING SPACE FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING (TOILET AND SINK) INSIDE TOILET ROOM. MUST MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING (TOILET AND SINK) INSIDE TOILET ROOM. MUST MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST REMOVE ALL TRASH AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED TILES AND LARGE HOLE IN CEILING IN FRONT OF FACILITY NEAR DOORWAY. MUST ENCLOSE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Ja Food & Grocery last inspected?

Ja Food & Grocery has 4 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2018.

Ja Food & Grocery vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.