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Janson's Drive In
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address9900 S Western Ave, Chicago 60643
Is Janson's Drive In clean?
Janson's Drive In is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Janson's Drive In?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • THERE IS A LEAK AT THE MIDDLE FAUCET ON THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOOR SURFACE. • CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE CLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREAS. • FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND IN THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN CORNERS AND IN THE WALK IN FREEZER.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER WITH NO OR EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER WITH NO OR EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE.
When was Janson's Drive In last inspected?
Janson's Drive In has 11 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2021 | Fail |
Janson's Drive In vs Beverly
Beverly runs 68% clean across 177 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 34 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 177 spots Cooked tracks in Beverly, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.