Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2019
• address5215 S Harper Ave, Chicago 60615

Is Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery clean?

Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS:(RAW EGGS, COOKED CHICKEN, MILK, CABBAGE, SLICED TURKEY AND TURKEY BREAST) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 51.9F-53 F DEGREES IN WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED THE ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING ITEMS AT 41 F OR LOWER. APPROXIMATE WT. 169 LBS, VALUE $690. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • WALK-IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE (52.2 F). INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 41 F OR LOWER. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP,LID AND GROUND AROUND CONTAINER. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(b).
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP,LID AND GROUND AROUND CONTAINER. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(b).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL AT REAR BY THE SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR. • OBSERVED OPEN CEILING WITH EXPOSED PIPES, UTILITY LINES ABOVE BAR AREA. MUST MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

When was Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery last inspected?

Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery has 4 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2017.

Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 July 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.