Jesse's Mexican Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2020
• address6950 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Jesse's Mexican Grill clean?

Jesse's Mexican Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 3, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Jesse's Mexican Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11- INCOMPLETE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE DISINFECTANT FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15- FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR WITH BROKEN DOOR SWEEP. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DOOR SWEEP TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS ENTERING THE ESTABLISHMENT
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3-304.14- WIPING CLOTH MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-202.16- FAN GUARD OF THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT AREA,WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17- LADIES WASHROOM WASTE RECEPTACLE MUST HAVE A LID/COVER FOR FEMININE ITEMS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17- LADIES WASHROOM WASTE RECEPTACLE MUST HAVE A LID/COVER FOR FEMININE ITEMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.17- CEILING VENT COVER IN BOTH WASHROOMS WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Jesse's Mexican Grill last inspected?

Jesse's Mexican Grill has 24 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jesse's Mexican Grill vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.