Jerk Yard

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 31, 2026 →
• address1310 E 53Rd St, Chicago 60615

Is Jerk Yard clean?

Jerk Yard is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jerk Yard?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on August 31, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Jerk Yard last inspected?

Jerk Yard has 8 inspections on record going back to May 13, 2024.

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Jerk Yard vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 80% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 168 clean, 36 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 211 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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