Jerry's Certified Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2010
• address4524 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Jerry's Certified Food clean?

Jerry's Certified Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 13, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jerry's Certified Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND A LARGE POT OF COOKED PORK IN A RED SAUCE THAT WAS COOKED YESTERDAY (12-12-10) IN COOLER AT 52.1F, & EGGS ON PREP TABLE AT 56.1F- ALL COOKED FOODS BEING COOLED MUST BE PLACED IN SHALLOW CONTAINERS AND MUST REACH REQUIRED HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40 WITHIN 6 HOURS. EGGS MUST BE KEPT REFRIGERATED AT 40 DEGREES UNTIL COOKED OR CAN BE PLACED IN A BED OF ICE AND KEPT ON PREP TABLE UNTIL READY TO USE - CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL COOKED & PREPARED FOODS STORED IN COOLERS & FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL COOKED & PREPARED FOODS STORED IN COOLERS & FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL RUSTY EXTERIORS OF GREASE TRAP(S), LEGS ON PREP TABLES & AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL RUSTY EXTERIORS OF GREASE TRAP(S), LEGS ON PREP TABLES & AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: FILTERS & CANOPIES ABOVE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS WHERE NOT CLEAN, UNUSED & USED ICE MACHINE(INTERIORS & EXTERIORS), GLASS SLIDING DOORS ON MEAT CASES IN BUTCHER'S AREA, ALL EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES LEFT UNCLEAN FROM WEEKEND PREPARATION IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, USED AND UNUSED DISPLAY SHELVES & COUNTERS ON SALES FLOOR, STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR BY CUSTOMER WASHROOMS, UNUSED DISPLAY CASES ON SALES FLOOR, INTERIORS OF ALL WALK-IN & DISPLAY COOLERS (FAN GUARDS, WALLS, SHELVES,STORAGE RACKS etc.) EXTERIORS OF ALL LARGE PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT EVERY SECTION OF PREMISES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT EVERY SECTION OF PREMISES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE ALL STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL LARGE CRACKS IN BRICK WALLS IN REAR. REPAIR BOTTOM(S) & SIDES OF REAR EXIT DOORS ALONG WITH LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT ALL REAR SECTIONS OF BUSINESS INCLUDING INSIDE COOLERS, FREEZERS, FOOD STORAGE AND PREP AREAS AND ON SALES FLOOR INCLUDING DUSTY WINDOW LEDGES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE ALL STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL LARGE CRACKS IN BRICK WALLS IN REAR. REPAIR BOTTOM(S) & SIDES OF REAR EXIT DOORS ALONG WITH LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CLEAN ALL DUSTY CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL WALLS & DOORS THROUGHOUT ALL REAR SECTIONS OF BUSINESS INCLUDING INSIDE COOLERS, FREEZERS, FOOD STORAGE AND PREP AREAS AND ON SALES FLOOR INCLUDING DUSTY WINDOW LEDGES.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE ALL CRACKED & MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT IN FOOD PREP AREAS, DISHWASHING AREAS, AND IN COOLERS & FREEZERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR ALL LEAKY FAUCETS ON ALL 3 COMP. SINKS AND ADD AN EXTENSION ON SHORT FAUCET AT 3 COMP. SINK IN REAR WEEKEND FOOD PREP AREA
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • REPLACE BROKEN THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTERED AREAS IN REAR.

When was Jerry's Certified Food last inspected?

Jerry's Certified Food has 2 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2010.

Jerry's Certified Food vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 December 13, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.