SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

JIMMY JOHNS.

YOUR CALL. 62/100

2810 N CLARK ST · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected May 12, 2025 · passed

5 of 11 inspections passed, 2 failed, 4 passed with conditions. 11 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
11
5 passed · 4 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
43
includes 11 critical
RECORDS COVER
7 YEARS
since May 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 12
2025
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED INTERIOR TOP OF BIN OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENT WITH PINK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZED AND MAINTAIN UNIT AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATED INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS IN FRONT PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF FOOD HALDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF.

JUN 7
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (SANDWICHES/DELI MEATS ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED, AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH WASHROOMS.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

SEP 28
2023
PASSED
5 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

A BUCKET WITH SANITIZE SOLUTION AND LINEN MUST BE PROVIDED AT PREP TABLES

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN, OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION OF INSTALLED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

SWEEP DEBRIS UNDER THE COMPARTMENT SINK ALONG BASEBOARD WALL.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

SEP 29
2022
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (SANDWICHES/DELI MEATS ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED, AND ALSO THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND ICE MACHINE.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

APR 5
2021
PASSED
7 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER ABOVE THE ADJACENT PREP TABLE AND FOOD WEIGHING SCALE. MUST MOVE DISPENSER TO BE MOUNTED ABOVE THE HAND SINK.

SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

SOME AREAS INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE BIN DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFacility Condition
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEM THROUGHOUT THE REAR ie: PAINT CANS, MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK NOT LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

LEAK ON THE NOZZLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MISSING FLOOR TILES AT THE BASE AND MISSING DAMAGED WALL AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

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MAY 15
2020
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASHROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS.

MAY 8
2020
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED BLACK AND PINK SLIME/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ICE VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK NOT MAINTAINED, LAST SERVICE REPORT IN LOGBOOK DATED ON 10/30/18. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE UPDATED PEST CONTROL FROM SERVICE DATED WITHIN 12 MONTHS IN LOGBOOK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND FOOD BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS/CORNERS UNDER MEAT SLICER. MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAIN AND PREP AREA FLOOR.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

NOV 29
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH ONE EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PRESENTED AN INCOMPLETE SIGN UP SHEET WITH NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE VARIOUS DISEASE CONDITIONS (VOMITING, DIARRHEA,JAUNDICE ETC) PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT AND SERVICE COOLING UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS

MINOROther
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

NOTED THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 RULE #PA-100-0367 FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2243568 DATED 12/14/2018 NOT CORRECTED. NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090

JAN 4
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

(NO BACKFLOW DEVICE) BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED FOR UTILITY SINK . MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOUND EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

DEC 14
2018
FAILED
6 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

FOUND SMALL FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED 15 SMALL FLIES BY UTILITY SINK, 10 SMALL FLIES BY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND 20 SMALL FLIES IN DINING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020(A) MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND ELIMINATE SMALL FLIES.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED FOR UTILITY SINK . MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOUND EMPLOYEES WITH OUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.

MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

MAY 8
2018
PASSED
0 violations

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