Jewel Food Store #3454

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 2, 2026 →
• address4250 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jewel Food Store #3454 clean?

Jewel Food Store #3454 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Jewel Food Store #3454?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Jewel Food Store #3454 last inspected?

Jewel Food Store #3454 has 31 inspections on record going back to June 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jewel Food Store #3454 vs North Center

North Center runs 83% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 407 clean, 73 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓ Scooter's Frozen Custard
  clean · August 4, 2025
• ? Quiznos Sub
  cooked · May 20, 2011
• ✓ La Gondola
  cooked · May 2, 2024
• ✓ Chicago's Pizza
  clean · January 27, 2026
• ? El Palmar Restaurant
  cooked · August 8, 2012
• ? Mimi's Specialty Subs & Sandwiches Inc.
  cooked · November 26, 2014

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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