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Uncle Joe's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 21, 2017
- address4655 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60653
Is Uncle Joe's clean?
Uncle Joe's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 21, 2017. 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?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 21, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL PACKAGED DESSERTS ON SERVICE COUNTER.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL PACKAGED DESSERTS ON SERVICE COUNTER.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES AND UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF BLACK TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. REPLACE ALL WORN AND DEEP GROOVED CUTTING BOARDS. REPAIR MIDDLE DOOR ON THREE DOOR COOLER IN BEVERAGE AREA. REMOVE ALL FOOD FROM GROCERY BAGS IN CHEST FREEZER AND STORE IN PROPER FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPAIR DAMAGED GASKET ON RIGHT DOOR OF BLACK TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. REPLACE ALL WORN AND DEEP GROOVED CUTTING BOARDS. REPAIR MIDDLE DOOR ON THREE DOOR COOLER IN BEVERAGE AREA. REMOVE ALL FOOD FROM GROCERY BAGS IN CHEST FREEZER AND STORE IN PROPER FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SINKS, PREP TABLES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, CUTTING BOARDS, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN BEVERAGE AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN BEVERAGE AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN VENTILATION HOOD AND PREP AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN VENTILATION HOOD AND PREP AREA.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE INOPERABLE BULB INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR HANDLES ON EXPOSED SINK IN BEVERAGE AREA. REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED SINK IN PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT INSIDE UTILITY SINK.
When was Uncle Joe's last inspected?
Uncle Joe's has 10 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 30, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2016 | Pass |
Uncle Joe's vs Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, 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 December 21, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.