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Just Jerk Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 12, 2026
- address119 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
Is Just Jerk Cafe clean?
Just Jerk Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Just Jerk Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12// NOTED ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND SEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114// NOTED CLUTTER IN NORTHEAST STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED UNNECESSARY ITEMS FOR BUSINESS. KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CLEANING OF FACILITY AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was Just Jerk Cafe last inspected?
Just Jerk Cafe has 22 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 3, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2020 | Pass |
Just Jerk Cafe vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 June 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.