Jewel Food Store #3082

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLICED WATERMELON AND CANTELOUPE DISPLAYED FOR SALE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE (60.2F-64.1F) IN DISPAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD 58 CONTAINERS OF SLICED MELON. PRIORITY 7-38-05 CITATION ISSUED
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISPLAY COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERARATURE (58.1F) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. DISPLAY COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/2" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED ON FLOOR IN BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP, SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF DISPLAY COOLERS IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT LEFT FAUCET IN CUSTOMER MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS WATER AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN BAKERY AND PRODUCE PREP AREA. OBSERVED MILK SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS IN ALL PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 2, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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