Jay Madi Grocery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 20, 2024
• address3959 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jay Madi Grocery clean?

Jay Madi Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 20, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jay Madi Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT.(NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT IS EFFECTVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT UTILITY MOP SINK.MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ALSO,REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS FROM THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND FRONT CLOSET STORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS IN SAME ROOM AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS WITH DUSTS AND DEBRIS SPILLAGE ALL ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Jay Madi Grocery last inspected?

Jay Madi Grocery has 1 inspection on record going back to February 20, 2024.

Jay Madi Grocery vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.