Jimmy John's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2011
• address55 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Jimmy John's clean?

Jimmy John's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jimmy John's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHT SHIELD MISSING ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE-MUST REPLACE. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. STOPPERS NEEDED AT 3-COMP SINK-MUST PROVIDE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP/DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. STOPPERS NEEDED AT 3-COMP SINK-MUST PROVIDE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR AREA-MUST PROVIDE. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR AREA-MUST PROVIDE. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

When was Jimmy John's last inspected?

Jimmy John's has 5 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2010.

Jimmy John's vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 September 27, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.