JIBARITO'S Y MAS SOUTH SIDE.

Chicago Health Dept

6601 W ARCHER AVE · GARFIELD RIDGE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (May 2026).

7 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected May 2026 · 1 critical violation in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2026

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 21

2026

PASS 5 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH TORN GASKET. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED GASKETS OF PREP COOLER(S) IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD RESIDUE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LEAK AT BOTTOM OF HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BOXES OF PLAINTAINS, ETC STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 3

2025

PASS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTD TO LABEL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

REAR EXIT DOOR NOT PROTECTED, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND PROTECTED

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

MULTI USE EQUIPMENT IMPROPERLY STORED ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES AND INVERT DURING STORAGE

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

SLOW DRAINING HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

WALL AND WALL BASE ACROSS FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR, LARGE OPENINGS WITH EXPOSED STUDS, INSULATION, ETC. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL AND WALL BASE SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

SLIGHT ACCUMULATION OF STANDING WATER ON FLOOR NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, APPEARS TO BE SEEPAGE FROM UNDER FLOOR TILES. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.

DEC 3

2024

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations

Serious Plumbing & Waste

TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

IMPROPER USE OF TOXIC ITEMS NOTED. PREMISES USED FULLY CONCENTRATED FABULOSO TO SPRAY ON DINING ROOM TABLES AND OTHER PROHIBITED SURFACES. INSTD TO USE PROPERLY DILUTED FABULOSO ONLY ON FLOORS, WALLS, AND TOILETS AND NOT IN SPRAY BOTTLES OR ON OTHER SURFACES AS NOTED ON MANUFACTURERS LABELED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-015 PRIORITY

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

FOOD STORAGE IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

BOWLS AND POTS ARE BEING USED AS DISPENSING UTENSILS AND COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS WITH HANDLES AND MAINTAIN SAME

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE

MAY 2

2024

PASS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT REAR HANDSINK NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 OBSERVED RUST BUILD-UP ON THE BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF RESIDUE AND RUST.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

-201.11 OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

APR 25

2024

FAIL 5 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT REAR HANDSINK NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL TIMES.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED 5LBS OF RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 81.1F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND MAINTAIN ALL HOT-HELD FOODS AT 135F OR HIGHER. (THE PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 5LBS OF RICE AT A COST OF $20). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN ALL PREP AREAS AS WELL AS THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE ACTIVITY WITH ASSISTANCE OF LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED RUST BUILD-UP ON THE BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF RESIDUE AND RUST.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

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JUL 10

2023

PASS · 0 violations

JUN 26

2023

FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE HANDWASH SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN SAME AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

AIR GAP AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK HAS BEEN FILLED WITH A FOAM. INSTD TO REMOVE FOAM AND HAVE PROPER AIR GAP.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

EXCESSIVE NON USED EQUIPMENT IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL NON USED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES

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