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Jimenez Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 6, 2023
- address5716 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
Is Jimenez Restaurant clean?
Jimenez Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 6, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Jimenez Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED COOKED BEANS AT 48F AND GREEN SALSA AT 55-60F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
When was Jimenez Restaurant last inspected?
Jimenez Restaurant has 23 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| July 6, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 13, 2023 | — | |
| September 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2022 | Fail | |
| June 11, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2021 | — | |
| June 27, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2017 | Fail |
Jimenez Restaurant vs Belmont Cragin
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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 July 6, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.