Joy Place Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2016
• address2334 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Joy Place Inc clean?

Joy Place Inc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 25, 2016. 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 Joy Place Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AS REQUIRED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HELD AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HELD AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: BOTTOM INTERIOR OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, STOVE, STEAMER, CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP TABLES, TOPS AND BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT: COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, DISHMACHINE, BAR AREA, STORAGE ROOMS, WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. SOME LOOSE FLOOR TILE IN THE STORAGE ROOM INSIDE OF KITCHEN; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT: COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, DISHMACHINE, BAR AREA, STORAGE ROOMS, WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. SOME LOOSE FLOOR TILE IN THE STORAGE ROOM INSIDE OF KITCHEN; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. SOME STAINED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AND DINING AREA; MUST REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN THE VENT ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. WALL COVING NEEDED ALONG THE WALL BASE OF THE STORAGE ROOM IN THE KITCHEN WHERE GAPS ARE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE WALL AND FLOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. SOME STAINED CEILING TILES IN KITCHEN AND DINING AREA; MUST REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN THE VENT ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. WALL COVING NEEDED ALONG THE WALL BASE OF THE STORAGE ROOM IN THE KITCHEN WHERE GAPS ARE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE WALL AND FLOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • SOME BULBS OUT IN KITCHEN; REPLACE BULBS IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • ALL SINKS IN THE KITCHEN INCLUDING THE UTILITY SINK NEED CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIORS OF THE SINKS. MUST PROVIDE THREE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP OF THE SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • SOME UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE THREE STORAGE ROOMS IN THE DINING AREA AND BETWEEN THE WALL AND WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR OF THE KITCHEN; REMOVE ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE AREA. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF WET MOPS; STORE WITH THE MOP HEADS UPWARD TO DRY.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

When was Joy Place Inc last inspected?

Joy Place Inc has 7 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2013.

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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 January 25, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.