Jimmy Mack's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 30, 2019
• address5581 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60630

Is Jimmy Mack's clean?

Jimmy Mack's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jimmy Mack's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR SMALL LEAK ON BAR WASHING SINK FAUCETS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT IN USE
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" IN LEFT CORNER OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ON SHELVES, FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT . INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST UPGRADE HOUSING KEEPING
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTS IN BAR SERVICE AREA
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTS IN BAR SERVICE AREA
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.

When was Jimmy Mack's last inspected?

Jimmy Mack's has 6 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2011.

Jimmy Mack's vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

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• ? Mrs. Noodles, Inc.
  cooked · January 4, 2011
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• ✓ Jet's Public House
  clean · December 4, 2025
• ✕ Forest Glen Restaurant
  cooked · July 6, 2010
• ? Renee Gourmet
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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 May 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.