Jet Star Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 8, 2024
• address4858 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60615
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jet Star Food Mart clean?

Jet Star Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 8, 2024. 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 Jet Star Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE HAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFIED AS REQUIRED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE SAUCE FOR CHIPS AND ITALIAN BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTINIG AT THE BOTTOM OR SIDES. ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ON THE SIDES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DOORS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SPILLS AND DEBRIS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ESPECIALLY INSIDE DOOR 3,4,AND 5.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALLS IN THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA NOT FINISHED. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABLE. ALSO NOTED GAPS IN THE REAR ALONG THE WALL BASE AND FLOOR. MUST SEAL.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Jet Star Food Mart last inspected?

Jet Star Food Mart has 8 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2017.

Jet Star Food Mart vs Grand Boulevard

Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.