The Jerk Shop

5614 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Passed re-check · Dec 12, 2023 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 4 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Dec 12, 2023: passed with 9 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Dec 5, 2023. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2024
  2. Visit Dec 11

    Non-Inspection

  3. 2023
  4. Passed Dec 12

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    9 violations
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Food properly labeled; original container
  5. Visit Dec 5

    Canvass

  6. Failed Dec 5

    Canvass

    11 violations
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

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