Jaymay Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
• address2500 W 51St St, Chicago 60632

Is Jaymay Restaurant clean?

Jaymay Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jaymay Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED RUST SHELVES IN COLD HOLDING UNIT WITH GLASS DOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVES IN COLD HOLDING UNIT WITH GLASS DOOR IN BASEMENT, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED PEELING INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN BASEMENT REAR STORAGE AREA EXPOSING INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT REAR STORAGE AREA, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. OBSERVED BOXES OF OIL STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVES TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED CRACKS AND HOLES IN FLOOR OF BASEMENT IN FRONT OF UTILITY SINK AND NEAR LARGE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT OF BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR CRACKS AND HOLES IN FLOOR IN FRONT OF UTILITY SINK AND NEAR LARGE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT OF BASMENT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING ON BASEMENT CEILING ABOVE LARGE PREP TABLE IN FRONT OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT FROM CEILLING AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT BASEMENT CEILING IN SAID AREA. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL AND NONSMOOTH WALL BEHIND UTILITY SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL BEHIND UTILITY SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FILTERS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FILTERS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILTERS AND INTERIOR OF HOOD AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was Jaymay Restaurant last inspected?

Jaymay Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jaymay Restaurant vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

Other spots in Gage Park

• ✓ Los Amigos
  clean · June 8, 2017
• ✓ Birrieria Tepatitlan
  clean · August 2, 2013
• ✓ La Fuente Restaurante #2
  clean · January 30, 2014
• ✓ Big Al's Tastee Freez
  clean · August 29, 2013
• ✓ Clara's Convenience Store
  clean · November 26, 2013
• ✓! El Conde S.A.
  mid · September 12, 2019

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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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.