Jerk Yard

1310 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Perfect re-check · Aug 31, 2026 Directions
81
Good BiteKarma score 81 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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 31, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: All food employees have food handler training, cited 3 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Aug 31

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    No violations

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 29

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    11 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Personal cleanliness
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Allergen training as required
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  5. Failed Sep 8

    Complaint

    16 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Allergen training as required
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
  6. Passed Mar 5

    Canvass

    3 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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