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Jewel Food Store #3344

April 8, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. PREPACKAGED SUSHI 52.7, READY TO EAT PREMADE SALADS WITH MEAT 49.8, CUT BUTTERNUT SQUASH, CUT LEAFY GREENS AND SPINACH ALL PRODUCTS WERE DISCARDED. 10 LBS $100.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: FOUND 3 COLD HOLDING CASES AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING 48-52 DEGREES AIR TEMP. REACH IN COOLERS HAD BEEN ON DEFROST LEAVING AIR TEMPERATURE TO BE IMPROPER. DEFROST CYCLE ENDED AND COOLERS WERE AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT THE LENGTH OF CYCLE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 33
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: PREP TABLES IN BAKERY AND DELI IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAKS AT FAUCET ON 2 COMPARTMENT SINK USED FOR DELI CHICKEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL LEAKES AND MAINTAIN
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS IN ALL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND BACK ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM JUNE 27, 2025, REPORT #2619840. #49 THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE FRYERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55 FLOORS IN THE MEAT AND DELI DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE REGROUTED. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. #55 FLOOR DRAINS THE DELI AND FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE DEEP FRYERS, HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE WALK IN COOLERS/FREEZERS WITH GREASE, FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 27, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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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