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Jerk It Iz
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 30, 2026
- address8239 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
Is Jerk It Iz clean?
Jerk It Iz is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jerk It Iz?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12// OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND SEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Jerk It Iz last inspected?
Jerk It Iz has 16 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2023 | Fail | |
| December 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2022 | Fail |
Jerk It Iz vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.