Smilin' Jim's Saloon

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 3, 2020
• address6306 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineTavern

Is Smilin' Jim's Saloon clean?

Smilin' Jim's Saloon is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 3, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Smilin' Jim's Saloon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT BAR HANDSINK.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MAKER,DRIPPING INTO ICE "ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION". MANAGEMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOFED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR AROUND THE GAMING MACHINES IN THE REAR 1ST FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY 10 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR ALONG CABINET STORAGE AREA IN THE REAR OF THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN LID/COVER FOR ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD-UP ON SHELVES IN REFRIGERATOR BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MAKER AND UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP BOX AT THE BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP BOX AT THE BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FINISHED CEILING AT REAR 1ST FLOOR NEAR THE MENS WASHROOM AND ABOVE ICE MAKER IN BASEMENT LOCATION.MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ALONG THE WALLS AT FRONT ENTRANCE SEATING AREA AND AT REAR ALONG THE SOUTH WALL WERE NOTED TO MANAGEMENT. • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO RE-ORGANIZE AND REMAINING ITEMS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED AND ELEVATED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOORS AND WALLS,AND MAINTAIN TO HELP FACILITATE PROPER CLEANING METHODS AND HELP PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS IN WASH ROOMS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS IN WASH ROOMS.

When was Smilin' Jim's Saloon last inspected?

Smilin' Jim's Saloon has 1 inspection on record going back to November 3, 2020.

Smilin' Jim's Saloon vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.