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Uncle Joes
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 12, 2016
- address8209-8211 S Cottage Grove, Chicago 60619
Is Uncle Joes clean?
Uncle Joes is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 12, 2016. 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 Joes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 12, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE UNAPPROVED FOOD CONTACT SURFACE. (BARREL GRILL AT COOK LINE)Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE UNAPPROVED FOOD CONTACT SURFACE. (BARREL GRILL AT COOK LINE)
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK, TOILETS IN THE NORTH WASH ROOMS, VENTILATION COVERS IN WASH ROOMS,COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA, IN THE REAR BY THE MOP SINK, IN WASH ROOMS, IN BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT. MUST INSTALL COVING WHERE MISSING IN THE NORTH WASH ROOMS AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA, IN THE REAR BY THE MOP SINK, IN WASH ROOMS, IN BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT. MUST INSTALL COVING WHERE MISSING IN THE NORTH WASH ROOMS AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND WALL BASES IN THE PREP AREA, IN THE REAR BY THE MOP SINK, IN WASH ROOMS, IN STORAGE AREAS AND THROUGHOUT. ALSO CLEAN DOORS IN WASHROOMS. MUST REPLACE ALL DIRTY AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA, WASHROOMS, AND THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH FURNACE ROOMS, HALLWAYS AND AROUND EXIT DOORS. REPAIR MISSING PANEL COVER DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTH WOMENS WASH ROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND WALL BASES IN THE PREP AREA, IN THE REAR BY THE MOP SINK, IN WASH ROOMS, IN STORAGE AREAS AND THROUGHOUT. ALSO CLEAN DOORS IN WASHROOMS. MUST REPLACE ALL DIRTY AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA, WASHROOMS, AND THROUGHOUT 1ST FLOOR. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH FURNACE ROOMS, HALLWAYS AND AROUND EXIT DOORS. REPAIR MISSING PANEL COVER DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTH WOMENS WASH ROOM.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • THE LIGHT ABOVE THE MOP SINK MUST BE PROPERLY INSTALLED.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR VENTILATION IN EACH WASH ROOM OR PROVIDE A WINDOW OPEN TO THE AIR. MUST REPAIR VENTILATION ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
When was Uncle Joes last inspected?
Uncle Joes has 4 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 8, 2016 | Fail |
Uncle Joes 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 April 12, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.