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Jay's Backyard Bbq
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 4, 2026
- address5604 W Division St, Chicago 60651
Is Jay's Backyard Bbq clean?
Jay's Backyard Bbq is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jay's Backyard Bbq?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13---OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11---INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN CEILING/WALLS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND ATTACHED CEILING VENTILATION COVERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS/DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Jay's Backyard Bbq last inspected?
Jay's Backyard Bbq has 12 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | — | |
| June 23, 2026 | — | |
| June 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 14, 2026 | — | |
| January 23, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 9, 2025 | — | |
| March 6, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 21, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2019 | Pass |
Jay's Backyard Bbq vs Austin
Austin runs 29% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 224 clean, 60 mid, 478 cooked.
Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.