Jerky Jerk Rare

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 9, 2026
• address2251-2253 W Taylor St, Chicago 60612

Is Jerky Jerk Rare clean?

Jerky Jerk Rare is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jerky Jerk Rare?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED AN INACCESSIBLE HANDWASHING SINKS AT THE DISHWASHING AREA AND AT THE FRONT BAR AREA. FOUND A PITCHER OF WATER IN THE SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND AN ICE SCOOP IN THE FRONT BAR HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS SO THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEE USE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE TWO HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE PREP AREA AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. EMPLOYEE LEFT FACILITY TO BUY PAPER TOWELS AND PROVIDED THEM AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING HAND-WASHING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. SOAP PROVIDED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN ON SITE FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.

When was Jerky Jerk Rare last inspected?

Jerky Jerk Rare has 17 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jerky Jerk Rare vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.