Jerry's Sandwiches & Geraldine's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED METERED FAUCETS IN THE MENS CUSTOMER RESTROOM IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING OFF ONCE ACTIVATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 15 SECONDS OF RUNNING WATER TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HANDWASHING.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK RESIDUE IN BOTH CORNERS OF THE ICE MACHINE ON THE INSIDE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THERMOMETER ON THE OUTSIDE OF BARISTA COOLER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THERMOMETER TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF COOLER. • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER ON THE INSIDE OF BARISTA COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS AT THE BOTTOM OF TWO DOOR DESSERT COOLER IN THE BAKERY SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF SOIL RESIDUES FROM FOOD ON THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL SHELVING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY BETWEEN WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER AND WALLS WITH RED AND ORANGE FOOD SPLATTER BETWEEN SODA STATION AND ICE MACHINE IN THE WAIT STATION AREA AND IN THE HOT FOODS PREP AREA NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 15, 2026: 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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