Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 10, 2022
• address420 S Clark St, Chicago 60605

Is Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man clean?

Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 10, 2022. 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 Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED 3 COOLERS AT INADEQUATE TEMPERTURES. TEMPERATURES OF COOLERS RANGED FROM 45 F TO 56 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR UNITS OR PROVIDE UNITS WITH ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES)
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLES WITHOUT TIGHT FITTING LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID TO OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B)
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLES WITHOUT TIGHT FITTING LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID TO OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AND WALLS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FILTERS AND HOOD.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FILTERS AND HOOD.

When was Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man last inspected?

Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man has 3 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2022.

Kiss The Cook Bbq/Jerk Taco Man vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 10, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.