Jo Jo Food Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2015
• address558 E 75Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Jo Jo Food Market clean?

Jo Jo Food Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 15, 2015. 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 Jo Jo Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 15, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVERED POTENTIALLY HAZERDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER. 15 LBS OF RAW GROUND BEEF, 48.7F, VALUED AT $45. MANAGER VOLUTARILLY DISCARDED AND DENATURED BEEF. CRITIACAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSIL STORED IMPROPERLY NEAR 3 COMP SINK. INTRUCTED TO INVERT, AND MAINTAIN.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSIL STORED IMPROPERLY NEAR 3 COMP SINK. INTRUCTED TO INVERT, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR OF REACH IN SODA, DELI AND DAIRY COOLERS, CLEAN UNDER 3 COMP SINK. ALSO REPAIR BROKEN DOOR ON DELI COOLER, AND CLEAN UNDER PREP TABLES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES ( FRONT & REAR). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE TO MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES ( FRONT & REAR). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL IN THE REAR TOLILET ROOM AND BY THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN LIGHT SHEILDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL IN THE REAR TOLILET ROOM AND BY THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN LIGHT SHEILDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHEILDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS FOR BULBS IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED REAR STORAGE AND STORAGE CLOSET WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Jo Jo Food Market last inspected?

Jo Jo Food Market has 3 inspections on record going back to September 5, 2014.

Jo Jo Food Market vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, 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 September 15, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.