Jackhammer

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 4, 2014
• address6406 N Clark St, Chicago 60626
• cuisineTavern

Is Jackhammer clean?

Jackhammer is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 4, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jackhammer?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND REACH IN COOLERS NOT CLEAN INSIDE AT BAR AREAS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND REACH IN COOLERS NOT CLEAN INSIDE AT BAR AREAS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: SODA GUN AND HOLSTERS, DRAIN LINES, ALL SINKS AT BARS, FAN GUARDS/WALLS INSINDE WALK IN BEER COOLER, SHELVING UNITS AT BARS, AND BAR COUNTERS AT ALL BARS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: BARS, STORAGE ROOMS, FLOOR DRAINS, AND RESTROOMS. FOUND FLOOR IN IN POOR REPAIR AT 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA. FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT BAR AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: BARS, STORAGE ROOMS, FLOOR DRAINS, AND RESTROOMS. FOUND FLOOR IN IN POOR REPAIR AT 1ST FLOOR BAR AREA. FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT BAR AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN BEHIND 1ST FLOOR REAR BAR AND BASEMENT BAR. FOUND SHELVING UNITS AT BASEMENT BAR NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. MUST SEAL ALL MENTIONED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND WALLS NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN BEHIND 1ST FLOOR REAR BAR AND BASEMENT BAR. FOUND SHELVING UNITS AT BASEMENT BAR NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. MUST SEAL ALL MENTIONED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING AT WOMAN AND MEN'S RESTROOM 1ST FLOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND NO VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK AT BASEMENT. FOUND NO COVERS FOR 6 ICE BINS AT BARS. FOUND SODA GUN DRAIN LINES DRAINING INTO ICE BINS 1st FLOOR BAR. FOUND COLD PLATE INSIDE ICE BIN AT BAR 1ST FLOOR. MUST REMOVE. FOUND NO SPLASHGUARDS BETWEEN SINKS AND ICE BINS FOR 1ST FLOOR FRONT BAR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM FILLED WITH CLUTTER. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN.

When was Jackhammer last inspected?

Jackhammer has 2 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2014.

Jackhammer vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 September 4, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.