Jewel

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 20, 2026
• address2520 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jewel clean?

Jewel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jewel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED MULTIPLE AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN AISLES 11 AND 12 MISSING, BROKEN, OR IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP, STORAGE, AND WALK-IN COOLERS AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPES AT THE PRODUCE HANDWASHING SINK, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND THE MEAT DEPARTMENT HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ONE STALL IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM AND ALSO OBSERVED ONE STALL WITH BROKEN LID ON SANITARY NAPKINS RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES FOR BOTH STALLS OR FOR WASHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ONE STALL IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM AND ALSO OBSERVED ONE STALL WITH BROKEN LID ON SANITARY NAPKINS RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES FOR BOTH STALLS OR FOR WASHROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS TRHOUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS TRHOUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS.

When was Jewel last inspected?

Jewel has 22 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jewel vs Montclare

Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.

Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.

Other spots in Montclare

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  clean · October 25, 2012
• ✓! Grand Bp
  mid · August 19, 2020
• ? Nick's Grill
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• ? Wadi Rum Ethnic
  cooked · August 30, 2012
• ? K C Thai Inc.
  cooked · July 17, 2012
• ? Alawda Grocery Inc
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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 March 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.