Jerusalem Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 7, 2020
• address1701 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jerusalem Food Mart clean?

Jerusalem Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 7, 2020. 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 Jerusalem Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 3- LIVE CATS ON PREMISES.1- LARGE BROWN,BLACK AND WHITE CAT SITTING ON SALES FLOOR AND 2- BLACK AND WHITE KITTENS IN BASEMENT.ALSO. OPEN CAT FOOD IN BOWL AND 2- LITTER BOXES ON BASEMENT FLOOR.PIC REMOVED LIVE CATS , FOOD AND LITTER BOX FROM PREMISES DURING INSPECTION.NO ANIMALS ALLOWED EXCEPT FOR SERVICE ANIMALS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-40-060 ) • OBSERVED AN APPX."3/4-1" GAP ALONG ALL SIDES OF FRONT DOOR AND BASEMENT OUTER DOOR RIGHT CORNER.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM LOWER SHELF AT SERVICE COUNTER.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES AND PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS FOR STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP AT SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS AND COUNTER TOPS,EXTERIOR OF CANDY JARS,UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT,ALL REACH IN COOLERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE A MOP SINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER.WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED ON LICENSE BEFORE NEW FOOD CODE IN JULY OF 2018.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES ON SALES FLOOR,CRACKED CONCRETE AT FRONT ENTRY DOOR,DAMAGED WALL AT FRONT DOOR. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AND BASEMENT,SERVICE COUNTER. • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL VENTS ON SALES FLOOR. • MUST REMOVE MATTRESS AND BLANKET STORED IN BETWEEN MERCHANDISE IN REAR STORAGE AREA. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION UNIT IN TOILET ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION UNIT IN TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • (a) In addition to the health steps required by Executive Order No. 2020-43, businesses must take the following additional public health measures to protect their employees, their customers, and all others who come into physical contact with their operations: (1) Maintain Social Distancing on the premises; OBSERVED IMPROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING DESIGNATED FLOOR MARKING ON FLOOR.MUST HAVE 6FT. APART AND MAINTAIN. • a) In addition to the health steps required by Executive Order No. 2020-43, businesses must take the following additional public health measures to protect their employees, their customers, and all others who come into physical contact with their operations: (3) Ensure that every employee who interacts with customers and is able to medically tolerate a mask is wearing a mask for the duration of a shift; OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND A FEW CUSTOMERS NOT WEARING FACE MASK.MUST PROVIDE FACE MASK FOR EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN.
  Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • (a) In addition to the health steps required by Executive Order No. 2020-43, businesses must take the following additional public health measures to protect their employees, their customers, and all others who come into physical contact with their operations: (1) Maintain Social Distancing on the premises; OBSERVED IMPROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING DESIGNATED FLOOR MARKING ON FLOOR.MUST HAVE 6FT. APART AND MAINTAIN. • a) In addition to the health steps required by Executive Order No. 2020-43, businesses must take the following additional public health measures to protect their employees, their customers, and all others who come into physical contact with their operations: (3) Ensure that every employee who interacts with customers and is able to medically tolerate a mask is wearing a mask for the duration of a shift; OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND A FEW CUSTOMERS NOT WEARING FACE MASK.MUST PROVIDE FACE MASK FOR EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Jerusalem Food Mart last inspected?

Jerusalem Food Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2018.

Jerusalem Food Mart vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 August 7, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.