Jacks Wicker Park

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 4, 2024
• address2056-2058 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Jacks Wicker Park clean?

Jacks Wicker Park is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Jacks Wicker Park?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINKS IN BARS WITH NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED CHEMICAL SANITIZING DISH MACHINE NOT IN USE WITHOUT CHLORINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE CHLORINE SANITIZER HAS A MINIMUM PPM CONCENTRATION OF 50 PPM BUT NOT TO EXCEED 200 PPM. THE DISH MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THE DISH MACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE TAGGED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED MORE THAN 25 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING IN THE MAIN BAR AREA, THE BASEMENT, THE DISH ROOM, THE DINING ROOM, AND THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MINIMIZE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER RECEPTACLE FILLED PAST CAPACITY WITH LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE LIDS ARE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) GARBAGE TRUCK PICKED UP GARBAGE. CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER RECEPTACLE FILLED PAST CAPACITY WITH LIDS UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE LIDS ARE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) GARBAGE TRUCK PICKED UP GARBAGE. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR IN THE MAIN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS.

When was Jacks Wicker Park last inspected?

Jacks Wicker Park has 7 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2022.

Jacks Wicker Park vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 6% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓! Jacks Wicker Park
  mid · June 10, 2022
• ✓! The Albion Manor
  mid · February 10, 2022
• ✓ Food Rocket
  clean · July 5, 2022
• ✓! The Albion Manor
  mid · October 20, 2025
• ✓ Tri-Star Catering
  clean · October 8, 2024
• ✓ Tri-Star Catering
  clean · February 9, 2022

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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 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.