Jamaican Jerk Palace

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 11, 2018
• address8554 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Jamaican Jerk Palace clean?

Jamaican Jerk Palace is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 11, 2018. 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 Jamaican Jerk Palace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 11, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND LOOSE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN; REPAIR GASKETS TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND LOOSE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN; REPAIR GASKETS TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES (TOP AND BOTTOM), CUTTING BOARDS, STORAGE CONTAINERS ETC AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, SINKS AND INSIDE OF WASHROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, SINKS AND INSIDE OF WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM NEED CLEANING. OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL OF THE WASHROOM; SEAL HOLES. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE WASHROOM. CLEAN THE VENT FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP FROM THE VENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM NEED CLEANING. OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL OF THE WASHROOM; SEAL HOLES. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE WASHROOM. CLEAN THE VENT FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP FROM THE VENT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUST ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE TRAP AT THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PAINT TRAP.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGH OUT; REMOVE TO AVOID CLUTTER.

When was Jamaican Jerk Palace last inspected?

Jamaican Jerk Palace has 7 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2014.

Jamaican Jerk Palace vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, 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 January 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.