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Jess Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2018
- address5819 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Jess Cafe clean?
Jess Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jess Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS NEXT TO 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER WITH DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION IN PREP/COOKING AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS NEXT TO 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER WITH DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR PREP AREA. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
When was Jess Cafe last inspected?
Jess Cafe has 17 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| September 4, 2018 | — | |
| March 6, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2013 | Pass |
Jess Cafe vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 March 6, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.