Jimmy John's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
• address812 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60607

Is Jimmy John's clean?

Jimmy John's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. 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 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • INEFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR 2 FOOD EMPLOYEES, HATS BEING WORN WITH LONG HAIR EXTENDING EXTENSIVELY PAST HAT. INSTD TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS THAT EFFECTIVELY RESTRAIN HAIR. MALE EMPLOYEE WITHOUT RESTRAINT FOR BEARD. INSTD TO WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN
  Personal Cleanliness • INEFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR 2 FOOD EMPLOYEES, HATS BEING WORN WITH LONG HAIR EXTENDING EXTENSIVELY PAST HAT. INSTD TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS THAT EFFECTIVELY RESTRAIN HAIR. MALE EMPLOYEE WITHOUT RESTRAINT FOR BEARD. INSTD TO WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM (FURNACE, HOT WATER TANK, ETC). INSTD TO REMOVE FROM MECHANICAL ROOM AND STORE IN PROPER STORAGE AREA
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM (FURNACE, HOT WATER TANK, ETC). INSTD TO REMOVE FROM MECHANICAL ROOM AND STORE IN PROPER STORAGE AREA
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • HEAVILY STAINED AND SCORED CUTTING BOARDS AT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN • LEAK AT SELF SERVICE BEVERAGE STATION. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Jimmy John's last inspected?

Jimmy John's has 5 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2022.

Jimmy John's vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ✓ Estereo
  clean · July 29, 2025
• ✓ Estereo
  clean · March 9, 2023
• ✓ Jimmy Johns
  clean · February 3, 2026
• ✓ The Oakville
  clean · March 27, 2023
• ✓ Next Restaurant/Aviary
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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 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.