Jerk Man

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2026
• address7723 S State St, Chicago 60619

Is Jerk Man clean?

Jerk Man is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jerk Man?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED MISSING CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AND DISH ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED HOLE IN FLOOR COVERED BY BROKEN TILES, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REPAIR OR USE PROPER COVERING FOR ACCESSIBILITY BUT TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY/ HARBORAGE. ALSO NOTED CLUTTER IN KITCHEN OFFICES AND OUTDOOR STORAGE WITH UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SCRAP MATERIALS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING VENTILATION COVERS UNDER SOUTHWEST HOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULBS UNDER SOUTHWEST WALL HOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING VENTILATION COVERS UNDER SOUTHWEST HOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULBS UNDER SOUTHWEST WALL HOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.

When was Jerk Man last inspected?

Jerk Man has 31 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jerk Man vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.