Jr's Jamaican Tropical Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD SUCH AS 5LBS. COOKED GREENS-102.9F ON STEAM TABLE.20LBS. COOKED MIXED CHICKEN-58.8F-59.9F.2LBS. COOKED CHICKEN WINGS-49.1F.INSIDE OF OVEN.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.APPX. 27LBS. $54.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
  code 21
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR & REAR DOOR(NORTH) MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 20 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN BETWEEN COOLERS IN FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA,ON FLOOR & BEHIND 2- DOOR UNUSED COOLERS,ON SHELVING UNITS IN REAR KITCHEN,ON FLOOR UNDER SMALL PREP TABLE,PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA- FLOOR & SHELVING UNIT. ALSO A DEAD RODENT ON FLOOR UNDER UNUSED COOLER. MUST REMOVE DEAD RODENT AND DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/27/25.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN /PITTED CUTTING BOARDS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, STEAM TABLE,BBQ GRILL TABLE SHELF,ALL USED & UNUSED COOLERS & FREEZER STORAGES.
  code 49
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE ON PREMISES AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA WATER TEMPERATURE IS 47.1F,3- COMPARTMENT SINK-50.0F,HAND SINK TOILET ROOM-52.2F. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT HAND SINKS AT 100.0F AND 110.0F FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)
  code 50
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE COLD RUNNING WATER AT FAR RIGHT FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK NO RUNNUNG WATER.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN WALL IN LOBBY,IN FLOOR NEAR REAR DOOR AND FLOORING & WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED,FRONT GLASS BROKEN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 5, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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