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Jamaica Food & Liquor
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2014
- address4252 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60653
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Jamaica Food & Liquor clean?
Jamaica Food & Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 23, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jamaica Food & Liquor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WHITE CUTTING BOARD IN MEAT/DELI AREA HAS DEEP SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REMOVE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARD.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WHITE CUTTING BOARD IN MEAT/DELI AREA HAS DEEP SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REMOVE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARD.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • ACCUMULATED LITTER AND DEBRIS UNDER STAIRS TO BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • ACCUMULATED LITTER AND DEBRIS UNDER STAIRS TO BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CAGE TYPE LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL SOLID LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER RESISTANT BULB. SOME LIGHTS INSIDE MEAT/DELI COOLER ARE NOT SHIELDED. MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER RESISTANT BULBS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • EXHAUST FAN IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM (REAR OF DISPLAY AREA) IS NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER AT BASEMENT UTILITY SINK. MUST RESTORE WATER PRESSURE. NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT BASEMENT HOSE BIB. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
When was Jamaica Food & Liquor last inspected?
Jamaica Food & Liquor has 10 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| January 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2013 | — | |
| July 26, 2013 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2013 | Fail | |
| August 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2010 | Pass |
Jamaica Food & Liquor vs Oakland
Oakland runs 77% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 43 clean, 12 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 January 23, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.