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Jersey Mikes
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 5, 2025
- address3634 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Jersey Mikes clean?
Jersey Mikes is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 5, 2025. 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 Jersey Mikes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON-IN-CHARGE ON-SITE MISSING CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO FOOD EMPLOYEE ON-SITE MISSING CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON AND ABOVE REAR PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK WHILE DRYING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AIR DRYING LOCATION FOR WIPING CLOTHS THAT DOES NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSILS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE KNIVES ON-SITE STORED IN BETWEEN COUNTERTOPS AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT SANDWICH PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE KNIVES AND STORE IN-USE UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, SANITIZED SURFACE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE KNIVES ON-SITE STORED IN BETWEEN COUNTERTOPS AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT SANDWICH PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE KNIVES AND STORE IN-USE UTENSILS ON A CLEAN, SANITIZED SURFACE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
When was Jersey Mikes last inspected?
Jersey Mikes has 4 inspections on record going back to May 14, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2024 | — | |
| May 14, 2024 | — |
Jersey Mikes vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 November 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.