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Jewel Food Store

July 31, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 7 LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED A MALE FOOD HANDLER WITH A BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD GUARD AND A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER IMPROPERLY WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WITHOUT HAIR FULLY RESTRAINED BOTH IN THE BAKERY FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE LEDGES OF THE PREP COOLER IN THE PREPARED FOODS AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER THROUGHOUT 3 FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED HOT WATER AT THREE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS ONLY REACHING 96F AND OBSERVED HOT WATER AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOMS ONLY REACHING 96F AS WELL. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HOT WATER TO ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES, SUFFICIENT HOT WATER MUST MAINTAIN 100F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND 110F AT ALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 50
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2634907 DATED 4/13/26; 51 - 5-205.15 OBSERVED A MINOR LEAK AT THE FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS LOCATED IN THE BUTCHER WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE PREPARED FOODS/DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. 55 - 6-501.12 OBSERVED SOME DUST DEBRIS ON THE WALL IN THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA AND SOME MINOR DIRT DEBRIS ON FLOORS THOUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 13, 2026: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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