Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2011
• address8211 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619

Is Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc clean?

Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 13, 2011. 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 Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • IMPROPER UTENSIL SANITATION. EMPLOYEES IMPROPERLY WASHING CUPS,BOWLS AND EATING UTENSILS IN 2 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED AT WAIT STATION/SERVICE AREA. FOUND DISH SOAP AND CHLORINE MIXED TOGETHER IN THE 2ND COMPARTMENT AND BEING USED TO IMPROPERLY WASH DISHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE ITEMS IN A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • FOUND NO SOAP AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA OR AT WASHBOWL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA OBSTRUCTED BY MULTI USE UTENSILS AND NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM INTERIOR OF HAND SINK TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN PREP TABLES,COOLERS,WINDOW SILLS AND SHELVING UNITS IN PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA AND IN FRONT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA AND IN FRONT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST SEAL OPENINGS ALONG WALL BASES UNDER THE BASEBOARDS ALONG THE EAST WALL IN THE REAR FURNACE/STORAGE ROOM AND BEHIND THE REACH IN FREEZER ALONG SOUTH WALL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST SEAL OPENINGS ALONG WALL BASES UNDER THE BASEBOARDS ALONG THE EAST WALL IN THE REAR FURNACE/STORAGE ROOM AND BEHIND THE REACH IN FREEZER ALONG SOUTH WALL.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR HEAVILY LEAKING PIPES UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN WAIT STATION. MUST REPAIR BROKEN URINAL IN MENS WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOPS.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOPS.

When was Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc last inspected?

Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc has 9 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2010.

Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken, Inc vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, 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 July 13, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.