Jess Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 24, 2018 →
• address5819 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Jess Cafe clean?

Jess Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 2, 2018, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on September 24, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Jess Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Jess Cafe last inspected?

Jess Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to September 4, 2018.

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Belmont Cragin runs 74% clean across 340 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 73 mid, 15 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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