Jerk 48

1635 1/2 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed re-check · Jan 16, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Jan 16, 2025: passed with 9 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 8, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate, cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jan 16

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    9 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Allergen training as required
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Failed Jan 8

    Canvass

    10 violations
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Feb 2

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • All food employees have food handler training
  6. Failed Jan 26

    Canvass

    13 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean

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