Jerry's Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2014
• address906 N California Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jerry's Food Mart clean?

Jerry's Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 27, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Jerry's Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT MULTIPLE SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. OBSERVED SEVERAL SIGNS POSTED ADVERTISING PIZZA PUFF($3.95), STEAK SANDWICHES($4.95), HAM, EGG AND CHEESE SANDWICHES($5.00), NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND MEAT($3.95)FOR SALE AND EVIDENCE OF SAME FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND STORED IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP RACKS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP RACKS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS, SLICER, PREP TABLES, STOVE, VENTILATION HOOD, SINKS IN PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND SALES AREA. CLEAN ALL CEILING AND WALL VENTS(DUST BUILDUP). CLEAN VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. CLEAN WALL BEHIND STOVE IN PREP AREA(GREASE BUILDUP).
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AND SALES AREA. CLEAN ALL CEILING AND WALL VENTS(DUST BUILDUP). CLEAN VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. CLEAN WALL BEHIND STOVE IN PREP AREA(GREASE BUILDUP).
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD BEHIND FRONT COUNTER IN NACHO PREP AREA. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS IN VENTILATION HOOD AND REAR DISPLAY COOLER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • CONNECT REAR DISPLAY COOLER CONDENSATION WASTE LINE TO FLOOR DRAIN. INSTALL AN EXPOSED SINK BEHIND FRONT COUNTER IN NACHO PREP AREA. INSTALL AN ATTACHED METAL DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Jerry's Food Mart last inspected?

Jerry's Food Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to August 27, 2014.

Jerry's Food Mart vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Humboldt Park

• ? Natasha's Food
  cooked · December 19, 2014
• ✓ H Town Food Mart Inc.
  cooked · January 11, 2011
• ✓ La Isla Pequena
  clean · February 23, 2011
• ✓ Diana's Food & Restaurant
  cooked · September 18, 2024
• ✓ Don Carlos Restaurant
  cooked · June 29, 2010
• ? G's Fish And Chicken Inc.
  cooked · December 6, 2011

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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 August 27, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.