Jam Rock Jerk Chicken

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 18, 2013
• address2455-2457 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649

Is Jam Rock Jerk Chicken clean?

Jam Rock Jerk Chicken is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 18, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Jam Rock Jerk Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO FROM REPORT #1296316 ON 4-17-13. 38- MOP SINK REMOVED FROM REAR. MUST RE-INSTALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER AND SINK IN WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN REAR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN REAR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REACH-IN COOLER. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPLACE LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE MISSING DRAINPIPE UNDER 2-COMPARTMENT SINK. RE-INSTALL DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. REMOVE DEBRIS OUTSIDE REAR DOOR. REMOVE PROPANE TANKS FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ALLOWED IN FOOD PREP AREA.

When was Jam Rock Jerk Chicken last inspected?

Jam Rock Jerk Chicken has 8 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2012.

Jam Rock Jerk Chicken vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 October 18, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.