Jerk Palace Hub

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 28, 2023
• address8554 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Jerk Palace Hub clean?

Jerk Palace Hub is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 28, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Jerk Palace Hub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 28, 2023, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS COOKED FOODS SUCH AS 1.5LBS. BROWN GRAVY-122.0F.1LBS. PLAINTAINS-128.1F.3LBS. CABBAGE-117.8F.40LBS. CHICKEN QUARTS-78.4F-81.1F.4LBS. CHICKEN WINGS-87.8F.1LB JERK FISH 72.1F.5LBS. YAMS-77.2F.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.APPX.55LBS. $203.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,SHAKERS AND SQUEEZE BOTTLES WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF MICE DROPPINGS APPX. 500 OR MORE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF ALL STORAGE SHELVING UNITS,ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS,PREP TABLES,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS, FILE CABINETS AND DESK,UNDER MAIN HAND SINK IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,STOVES & BBQ GRILL,IN BETWEEN BUCKETS ON FLOOR UNDER PREP TABLES,ON & UNDER PALLETS OF CHARCOAL,FURNANCE/HOT WATER TANK ROOM,INSIDE OF VANITY OF HAND SINK & MOPSINK IN TOILET ROOM.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/28/23.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT SOUTH EAST DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FEMALE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FEMALE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AND COUNTERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES MUST STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER. • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN 3- COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE OF HOW TO PROPERLY SANITIZE OR REMOVE POTS FROM PREMISES.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN 3- COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE OF HOW TO PROPERLY SANITIZE OR REMOVE POTS FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL OBSERVED BROWN FOUL SMELLING WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN AND POOLING ON TO FLOOR UNDER COOLER AND NEAR FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SEWAGE ,REMOVE WATER CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)TECH ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIR WASTE WATER ISSUE AT THIS TIME (3:35 P.M.)
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL OBSERVED BROWN FOUL SMELLING WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN AND POOLING ON TO FLOOR UNDER COOLER AND NEAR FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SEWAGE ,REMOVE WATER CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)TECH ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIR WASTE WATER ISSUE AT THIS TIME (3:35 P.M.)
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR GARBAGE CAN IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER ONLY CITY GARBAGE CANS. MUST PROVIDE A COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN.(PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER ONLY CITY GARBAGE CANS. MUST PROVIDE A COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN.(PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER FROM DOORS THROUGHOUT. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES,FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,DAMAGED WALL AT REAR DOOR,DAMAGED TOILET ROOM DOOR.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS WERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2566950 11/10/2022 NOT CORRECTED 6-202.15 : #38-OBSERVED THE REAR DOOR OPEN AND SCREEN DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT FURTHER ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS(MICE). 4-602.13 :#49- MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLE STORAGE SHELVING, CUTTING BOARD AND THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE. 5-402.12 : #52-OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK DIRTY AND RUSTED. MUST REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.: 6-201.17 :#55- OBSERVED THE WALLS, CEILING AND LIGHT SHEILDS VERY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO NOTED DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED. 6-501.12 : #55-INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGH TO REMOVE SPILLS, GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO NOTED STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND KEEP DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT BREEDING PLACE FOR PESTS: 4-202.18 :#56- MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE GRILLS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.: 6-303.11 :#56- OBSERVED LIGHTING DIM IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT OUT BULBS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2566950 11/10/2022 NOT CORRECTED 6-202.15 : #38-OBSERVED THE REAR DOOR OPEN AND SCREEN DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT FURTHER ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS(MICE). 4-602.13 :#49- MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLE STORAGE SHELVING, CUTTING BOARD AND THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE. 5-402.12 : #52-OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK DIRTY AND RUSTED. MUST REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.: 6-201.17 :#55- OBSERVED THE WALLS, CEILING AND LIGHT SHEILDS VERY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO NOTED DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED. 6-501.12 : #55-INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGH TO REMOVE SPILLS, GREASE AND DEBRIS. ALSO NOTED STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND KEEP DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT BREEDING PLACE FOR PESTS: 4-202.18 :#56- MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE GRILLS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.: 6-303.11 :#56- OBSERVED LIGHTING DIM IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT OUT BULBS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

When was Jerk Palace Hub last inspected?

Jerk Palace Hub has 10 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2018.

Jerk Palace Hub vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.