Joe's Carniceria Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 28, 2019
• address2459 S Millard Ave, Chicago 60623

Is Joe's Carniceria Inc. clean?

Joe's Carniceria Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Joe's Carniceria Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS, BUT NO CLEANUP KIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CLEANUP KIT ITEMS (DISPOSABLE APRON, MASK, GLOVES, SANITIZER FOR NOROVIRUS, ETC.) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS (COOKED BEEF, COOKED PORK, DICED TOMATOES) WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BLACK CRATES BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE STOVE, FLATTOP, AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON THE SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR LOCATION AND SERVICING. • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA WITH MISSING HOT WATER LEVER-----OBSERVED LEAK IN THE PIPES UNDER THE SAME HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB ABOVE THE FLATTOP IN THE KITCHEN AREA NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB ABOVE THE FLATTOP IN THE KITCHEN AREA NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL MANAGERS WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Joe's Carniceria Inc. last inspected?

Joe's Carniceria Inc. has 12 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2014.

Joe's Carniceria Inc. vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 May 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.