Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2024
• address1551 W Thomas St, Chicago 60642
• cuisineCatering

Is Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc clean?

Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED IN THE 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT HAND SOAP MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND-WASHING SINK IN THE LARGE FOOD PREP AREA AND THE HAND-WASHING SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT PAPER TOWELS OR OTHER HAND-DRYING DEVICES MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL HAND-WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED TOMATO SOUP AT 51F INSIDE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COLD TCS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE ALUMINUM FOIL TRAYS NOT STORED INVERTED OR COVERED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR COVER ALL SINGLE-USE ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-USE ALUMINUM FOIL TRAYS NOT STORED INVERTED OR COVERED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR COVER ALL SINGLE-USE ITEMS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REPAIR THE DOOR FRAME BETWEEN THE TWO PREP AREAS ON THE 1ST FLOOR. OBSERVED SEVERAL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES. SEAL ALL HOLES AROUND THE DRAIN AND WATER PIPES UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL GAPS IN THE WALL AND LEDGE ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE LARGE FOOD PREP AREA IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE LARGE FOOD PREP AREA IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2586092 ON 12/1/23 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. 58 - OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2586092 ON 12/1/23 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. 58 - OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc last inspected?

Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc has 26 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Jordan's Food Of Distinction, Inc vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 August 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.