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Jim's Original
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 21, 2026
- address1250 S Union Ave, Chicago 60607
Is Jim's Original clean?
Jim's Original is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Jim's Original?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Jim's Original last inspected?
Jim's Original has 31 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 2, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Jim's Original 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.
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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 April 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.