The Jerk Stop Caribbean

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS TACOS, RICE, CHICKEN, ETC. MOSES SANKEY ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:35PM DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RAW WOOD OF THE CABINET IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA. MUST SEAL OR PAINT THE RAW WOOD.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A COVING/BASEBOARD 4" THRU-OUT THE DINING AREA,PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE CEILING AND WALLS THRU-OUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. SEAL THE HOLES/GAP ON CEILING AROUND THE TUBES CONNECTED TO THE HOOD AND THRU-OUT DISH WASHING /PREP AREA. SEAL ALSO ALL HOLES ON THE BRICK WALL IN THE DINING AREA. SEAL THE BRICK WALL IN THE DINING AREA AND PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. FINISH THE RIM AROUND THE TWO DOORS IN THE PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND SLEEPING BED IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE BED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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