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St. Bess Jerk
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 27, 2023
- address5729 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60646
Is St. Bess Jerk clean?
St. Bess Jerk is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at St. Bess Jerk?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EMPTY WALK IN COOLER NOT ON, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 60 F AND EMPTY 3-DOOR PREP REACH IN COOLER (ALONG COOKLINE) AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE 70 F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. SAID COOLERS ARE TAGGED BY CDPH AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED AND TAGS REMOVED BY CDPH.
When was St. Bess Jerk last inspected?
St. Bess Jerk has 16 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| September 27, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 20, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 11, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 7, 2021 | Fail | |
| July 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 24, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions |
St. Bess Jerk vs Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 September 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.