Jolly Inn Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 28, 2026
• address6501 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634

Is Jolly Inn Restaurant clean?

Jolly Inn Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Jolly Inn Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED DEVICE WITH TUBES ATTACHED ON WALL ABOVE HAND SINK LOCATED IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS OUT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING WITHOUT A NAME(SUGAR, FLOUR). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COMMON NAME ON ALL FOOD CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED ONE FOOD EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN PREPARING FOOD.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED ONE FOOD EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN PREPARING FOOD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MINOR MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF SODA GUN LOCATED AT MAIN BAR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMILATION ON SIDE OF FRYER LOCATED ON 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED MINOR GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT OF OUTSIDE OIL CONTAINER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED MINOR GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT OF OUTSIDE OIL CONTAINER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT VENTILATION HOOD LOCATED IN BASEMENT PREP. MUST REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTS AT VENTILATION HOOD LOCATED IN BASEMENT PREP. MUST REPLACE.

When was Jolly Inn Restaurant last inspected?

Jolly Inn Restaurant has 24 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jolly Inn Restaurant vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

Other spots in Portage Park

• ✓ Irving Park Lanes
  clean · August 18, 2010
• ✓ Jeff's Red Hots
  clean · April 21, 2026
• ? Chris's Billiards
  cooked · July 17, 2020
• ? Bub's Gyros
  cooked · December 3, 2010
• ✕ 7-Eleven
  cooked · May 21, 2010
• ✓ Citgo
  clean · June 8, 2011

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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 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.