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Jewel Food Store #3470
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2025
- address3570 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Jewel Food Store #3470 clean?
Jewel Food Store #3470 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jewel Food Store #3470?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING STAFF IN THE DELI AREA WEARING ARM JEWELRY (BRACELETS, WATCHES) WHILE PREPARING FOOD AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL JEWELRY (ASIDE FROM A PLAIN WEDDING BAND) FROM HANDS AND ARMS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND MAINTAIN.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING STAFF IN THE DELI AREA WEARING ARM JEWELRY (BRACELETS, WATCHES) WHILE PREPARING FOOD AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL JEWELRY (ASIDE FROM A PLAIN WEDDING BAND) FROM HANDS AND ARMS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USING SLASH-RESISTANT CHAIN GLOVE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH FOOD WHILE PREPARING READY-TO-EAT TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE REAR DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SLASH-RESISTANT GLOVES WITH A SMOOTH, DURABLE, NONABSORBENT SINGLE-USE GLOVE WHEN HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USING SLASH-RESISTANT CHAIN GLOVE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH FOOD WHILE PREPARING READY-TO-EAT TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE REAR DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER SLASH-RESISTANT GLOVES WITH A SMOOTH, DURABLE, NONABSORBENT SINGLE-USE GLOVE WHEN HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS BENEATH OVENS IN THE DELI AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Jewel Food Store #3470 last inspected?
Jewel Food Store #3470 has 28 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 13, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2020 | Pass |
Jewel Food Store #3470 vs Avondale
Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.
Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 November 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.