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Jimmy John's
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2020
- address200 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601
Is Jimmy John's clean?
Jimmy John's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 24, 2020. 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 Jimmy John's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA, WHERE SANDWICHES ARE PREPARED AND NEAR THE MEAT SLICER. HANDWASHING SINKS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS WHERE THERE IS OPEN FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP, AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND RUST ON STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT & REAR PREP AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Jimmy John's last inspected?
Jimmy John's has 16 inspections on record going back to September 16, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| February 24, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 30, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 23, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 16, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2013 | Pass |
Jimmy John's vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.