Jerk Factory

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 23, 2018
• address225 E 47Th St, Chicago 60653

Is Jerk Factory clean?

Jerk Factory is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 23, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jerk Factory?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-201.11 OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A)(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-203.11 OBSERVED NO HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL A HAND SINK UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUES
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-602.11 (B) (5) OBSERVED HOUSE MADE DRESSING AND PASTRIES MISSING LABEL INFORMATION ALLERGEN, WEIGHT, INGREDENTS ETC. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIED PROPER LABELS FOR FOOD ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUE
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (D) OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN FACILITY. MUST STORE ITEMS 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (D) OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN FACILITY. MUST STORE ITEMS 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101-17 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN FACILITY HEAVILY SCORED, DARK GROOVES AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPALCE AND MAINTAIN. • 4-204.120 OBSERVED INSIDE OF REACH IN FREEZER (FRONT) WITH ACCUMULATION OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN, DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-202.14 OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON MOP SINK. MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). • 5-202.11(B) ALL SINK IN WHICH FOOD, UTENSILS, AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONNECTED TO A CATCH-BASIN OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED GREASE INCEPTOR. OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT WARE WASHING SINK WITH OUT APPROVED GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN GREAS TRAP.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 OBSERVED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA SURFACES CONSTRUCTED OF ABSORBANT MATERIALS, ROUGH, NOT EASILY CLEANABLE AND STAINED. MUST REPAIR FOR SMOOTH NON POROUS, NONABSORBANT EASY CLEANABLE MATERIAL. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED ACCULUMATION OF UNNECESSARY ARTICLES THROUOUT AND IN REAR OF FACILITY AND DISORGANIZED AND CLUTTER FOR HARBORAGE CONDITIONS. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS NOT NEEDED FOR DAILY OPERATION AND ORGANIZE AREAS. • 6-501.16 OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A POSITION THAT ALLOWS AIR-DRY WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303-11 OBSERVED LIGHT UNDER HOOD IN DISREPAIR, NON FUNCTIONAL. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • 6-501.14 OBSERVED VENTILATION IN RESTROOM IN DISREPAIR AND ACCUMULATION OF DUST. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.14 OBSERVED HOOD NOT CLEANED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303-11 OBSERVED LIGHT UNDER HOOD IN DISREPAIR, NON FUNCTIONAL. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • 6-501.14 OBSERVED VENTILATION IN RESTROOM IN DISREPAIR AND ACCUMULATION OF DUST. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.14 OBSERVED HOOD NOT CLEANED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN

When was Jerk Factory last inspected?

Jerk Factory has 4 inspections on record going back to June 19, 2017.

Jerk Factory vs Grand Boulevard

Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 August 23, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.