Jaffa Bagel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 4, 2016
• address175 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60604

Is Jaffa Bagel clean?

Jaffa Bagel is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 4, 2016. 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 Jaffa Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY TAGGED ON (1-8-2016 AND OFFICE WAS NEVER CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL) IS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AT THIS TIME.AIR TEMPERATURE OF COOLER MAINTAINED AT 48.9F.COOLER WILL BE TAGGED AGAIN.INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE COOLER UNTIL CDPH IS CONTACTED.MUST USE ADDITONAL COOLERS ON PREMISES FOR FOOD STORAGE THATS 40F OR BELOW-CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED-7-38-005A.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE OF TAGGED PREP COOLER MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: APPROX-10 LBS OF CHIVE CREAM CHEESE AT 49.5F, 10-LBS OF PLAIN CREAM CHEESE AT 52.3F,3LBS OF HUMMUS AT 46.9F,2LBS OF SLICED TOMATOES AT 51.3F, 3LBS OF SALMON LOX AT 51.3F,1-LB OF CHOP PARSLEY/TOMATO SALAD AT 49.8F,AND 1-LB VEGGIE CREAM CHEESE AT 58.8F. ALL FOODS REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER-CDI AT APPROX 26LBS/COST $90.00.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING CUSTOMERS FOOD ORDERS NOT WASHING HANDS AFTER EACH ACTIVITY,(TALKING ON PHONE AND HANDLING CASH MONEY FROM CUSTOMERS ORDERS).OBSERVED AFTER EMPLOYEE TALKED ON PHONE WENT TO PUT ONE GLOVE ON,PROCEEDED TO PREPARE CUSTOMERS ORDER,HANLING BAGEL,FOOD UTENSILS,THEN TOOK GLOVE OF,HANDLED CASH MONEY AT CASH REGISTER,PUT THE SAME GLOVE ON TO PROCEED TO PREPARE FOOD AGAIN NOT NEVER WASHING HANDS AFTER HAND CONTAMINATION,BEFORE HANDLING FOOD AGAIN.INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EACH ACTIVITY THAT MAY RESULT IN HAND CONTAMINATION-CDI CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED -7-38-010A.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY UPON INSPECTION WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PEPARED AND SERVED,( IE MAKING POTATOES,MAKING BAGEL SANDWICES FOR CUSTOMERS FOOD ORDERS). SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED-7-38-012.
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED LAST INSPECTION REPORT #1609495,SUMMARY DATED 1-8-2016 (NON-COMPLIANCE)NOT POSTED. INSTRUCTED THAT LAST INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY POSTED AT THIS TIME (MARCH 17,2015).SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED -7-42-010B.
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED LAST INSPECTION REPORT #1609495,SUMMARY DATED 1-8-2016 (NON-COMPLIANCE)NOT POSTED. INSTRUCTED THAT LAST INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY POSTED AT THIS TIME (MARCH 17,2015).SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED -7-42-010B.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED PLASTIC SINGLE SERVE UTENSIL STORED INSIDE OPEN BOX AT FRONT COUNTER NOT PROPERLY STORED.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN CONTAINER WITH HANDLES UPRIGHT.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED PLASTIC SINGLE SERVE UTENSIL STORED INSIDE OPEN BOX AT FRONT COUNTER NOT PROPERLY STORED.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN CONTAINER WITH HANDLES UPRIGHT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING VENTS ,CEILING TILES,ATTACHED LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE PREP AREAS,UPPER AND LOWER WALL AREAS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,REAR PREP AREA AT HAND SINK AREA, AND WALLS THR-OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR NEAR HAND SINK.MUST CLEAN AND REPAIR WALL AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CEILING VENTS ,CEILING TILES,ATTACHED LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE PREP AREAS,UPPER AND LOWER WALL AREAS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,REAR PREP AREA AT HAND SINK AREA, AND WALLS THR-OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR NEAR HAND SINK.MUST CLEAN AND REPAIR WALL AREAS.

When was Jaffa Bagel last inspected?

Jaffa Bagel has 9 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2012.

Jaffa Bagel vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 August 4, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.