True Juice

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 21, 2020
• address2939 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineCatering

Is True Juice clean?

True Juice is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 21, 2020. 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 True Juice?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES ON SITE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY ITEMS SUCH AS BOILED EGGS, TOMATO SAUCE, CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, AND VARIOUS SAUCES IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATE MARKED. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 12LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $20. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A DEAD MOUSE ON A GLUE PAD IN 2ND FLOOR OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD PESTS FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITY FREE OF PESTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED 3 CEILING PANELS IN BREAK ROOM LOCATED NEXT TO OFFICE CAVED IN AND DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER HANGING CROOKED ON WALL BEHIND HAND WASH SINK IN BREAK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNED OUT AND MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN MEN'S ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNED OUT AND MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN MEN'S ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was True Juice last inspected?

True Juice has 6 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2018.

True Juice vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 May 21, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.