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T Joels Family Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 14, 2025
- address1928 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
Is T Joels Family Restaurant clean?
T Joels Family Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at T Joels Family Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE FRONT AND REAR EXIT DOORS WITH 1/4" GAPS AT THE BOTTOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR PESTS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK IN THE KITCHEN WITH A SLOW DRAIN AND THE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMP SINK WITH A LEAK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PLUMBING ISSUES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALSO NOTED THE FLOOR IN THE SAME AREA IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN & MISSING ). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
When was T Joels Family Restaurant last inspected?
T Joels Family Restaurant has 22 inspections on record going back to November 10, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2021 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 16, 2020 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 29, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 21, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 30, 2016 | Pass |
T Joels Family Restaurant vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.