Jerk It Iz

8239 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

Passed re-check · Aug 13, 2025 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 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 8 of 12 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Aug 13, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 6, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used, cited 11 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 13

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    7 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
  3. Failed Aug 6

    Complaint

    9 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  4. Passed Mar 21

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Oct 8

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used

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