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Jimmy John's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2025
- address3506 S State St, Chicago 60609
Is Jimmy John's clean?
Jimmy John's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 28, 2025. 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 March 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED VEGETABLE SLICER IN THE REAR PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CLOTH USED TO WRAP AROUND HINGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE VEGETABLE SLICER AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED REAR WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET TO BE LEAKING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTDOOR WASTE ENCLOSURE TO BE CLUTTERED WITH EXCESSIVE LEAF LITTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LEAF LITTER FROM OUTDOOR WASTE ENCLOSURE AND MAINTAIN ALL REFUSE AREAS FREE FROM EXCESSIVE CLUTTER.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTDOOR WASTE ENCLOSURE TO BE CLUTTERED WITH EXCESSIVE LEAF LITTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LEAF LITTER FROM OUTDOOR WASTE ENCLOSURE AND MAINTAIN ALL REFUSE AREAS FREE FROM EXCESSIVE CLUTTER.
When was Jimmy John's last inspected?
Jimmy John's has 12 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 2, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 14, 2017 | Pass |
Jimmy John's vs Douglas
Douglas runs 69% clean across 115 tracked restaurants — 79 clean, 24 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 115 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 March 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.