Jewel Food Store #3441

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: NOTED BULK DRY SEASONINGS AT KC GRILL WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS OF COMMON NAMES OF INGREDIENTS REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT DELI HANDWASH SINK. SINK IS LOCATED ON SOUTH WALL OUTSIDE OF DELI FREEZER. ALSO NOTED BUILT IN STOPPERS OF DELI 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED INDOOR RECEPTACLE DOOR, WALL AND FLOOR WITH EVIDENCE OF SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AT KC GRILL WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP, CEILINGS IN "OSCO BACKROOM" WITH MISSING/BROKEN/STAINED CEILING TILES (STAINED CEILING TILES ARE INDICATIVE OF LEAK - ADDRESS ISSUE), BROKEN CEILING TILE ABOVE BAKERY DISHMACHINE, AND FLOORS UNDERNEATH REAR INDOOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL DOOR WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS AND REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CEILING TILES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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