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Old Jerusalem Restaurant

April 14, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE GASKETS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR OF THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. • OBSERVED A LARGE OPENING AROUND THE CIRCLE VENTILATION PIPING OVER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA THAT LEADS TO THE A/C VENT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE OPENING AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE METAL SHELVING INSIDE OF THE TWO DOOR REACH IN REFRIGERATOR WITH RUST BUILDING UP ON THE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR PAINT AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING FURTHER RUST BUILD UP.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE URINAL IN THE MENS TOILET ROOM LEAKS FROM THE HANDLE WHEN FLUSHED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE ON THE SYSTEM AND GREASE FORMING UP ON THE EDGES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES BELOW AND OR FOODS COOKED IN THE AREA DURING SERVICE.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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