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Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address41 E Superior St, Chicago 60611
Is Jake Melnick's Corner Tap clean?
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • DISHMACHINE NOT MAINTAINED, SANITIZING AT 0 PPM CHLORINE AND 125.0 F AT FINAL RINSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER DISHMACHINE MUST SANITIZE AT BETWEEN 50 PPM-100 PPM CHLORINE OR AT 180 F AT FINAL RINSE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • COOKLINE REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON PREP AREA CEILING TILES AROUND CEILING VENTILATION. MUST CLEAN PREP AREA CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND ONE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE UPDATED/VALID FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was Jake Melnick's Corner Tap last inspected?
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap has 20 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 21, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.