Szechwan Jmc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 8, 2019
• address243 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Szechwan Jmc clean?

Szechwan Jmc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 8, 2019. 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 Szechwan Jmc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYER AND STOVE) TO REMOVE BUILD UP AND GREASE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATION/FREEZER UNITS AND STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT. ALSO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS UNDER SINKS AND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALL IN THE UTILITY SINK AREA TO REMOVE SPLATTER FROM SOILED WATER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Szechwan Jmc last inspected?

Szechwan Jmc has 4 inspections on record going back to February 6, 2018.

Szechwan Jmc vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, 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 April 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.