Mama J's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 19, 2013
• address9818 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60628

Is Mama J's clean?

Mama J's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 19, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mama J's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, GRILL (GREASE BUILDUP) SLICERS, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS (FOOD DEBRIS), SHELVES, CABINETS (DEBRIS, DEAD INSECTS), USED AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT (UNUSED FREEZERS, COOLERS, CABINET UNDER WASHBOWL, ETC), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT (UNUSED FREEZERS, COOLERS, CABINET UNDER WASHBOWL, ETC), ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR WALLS AND CEILING BEHIND UNUSED REACH-IN COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR WALLS AND CEILING BEHIND UNUSED REACH-IN COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES INSIDE UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Mama J's last inspected?

Mama J's has 5 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2012.

Mama J's vs Roseland

Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 November 19, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.