Jack's Chicago Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 9, 2014
• address2113 S State St, Chicago 60616

Is Jack's Chicago Grill clean?

Jack's Chicago Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 9, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Jack's Chicago Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVES. ELEVATE ALL CONTAINERS OFF OF FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND KEEP ON SHELVES PROVIDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVES. ELEVATE ALL CONTAINERS OFF OF FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND KEEP ON SHELVES PROVIDED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SOME DUST ON FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER; REMOVE/CLEAN SAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SOME DUST ON FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER; REMOVE/CLEAN SAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED DIRTY MOP WATER IN MOP BUCKET IN UTILITY CLOSET ALONG WITH MOPS AND BROOMS ON FLOOR OF CLOSET; INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF WATER ONCE USED AND TO STORE MOP HEADS UPWARD TO DRY. RECOMMEDED TO INSTALL A UTILITY RACK FOR HANGING OF MOPS AND BROOMS.

When was Jack's Chicago Grill last inspected?

Jack's Chicago Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2013.

Jack's Chicago Grill vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.