The Perfect Jerk

6954 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Passed · Jan 24, 2025 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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Jan 24, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 4 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jan 24

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jun 11

    Canvass

    6 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Dec 6

    Complaint

    5 violations
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  7. Passed Mar 21

    Complaint

    9 violations
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Proper hot holding temperatures
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Allergen training as required
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • All food employees have food handler training

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