Jimmy John'S
Mostly clean — 5 of 9 passed, one prior failure
2025-04-10 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 5 ▾
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C): OBSERVED RUST ON FRONT RIGHT OUTER EDGE OF UPPER FRONT STAINLESS STEEL PANEL OF FRONT WALL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12: OBSERVED FOOD AND BUILDUP ON FLOORS AND IN CORNERS OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND CORNERS OF WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.11: OBSERVED MISSING WALL PANEL ABOVE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING WALL PANEL ABOVE WALK IN COOLER.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
2-102.13: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES
2025-03-31 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 10 ▾
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED A PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. CORRECTED...
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED A PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY ...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 SMALL FLIES IN FACILITY. OBSERVED SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN FACILITY AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 3/31/2025. PRIO...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY WHEN DOORS ARE TOGETHER CREATING OPENING WHICH WILL ALLOW PEST TO ENTER FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS SUCH AS HAIR NETS AND BEARD RESTRAINTS THAT ARE DESIGNED AND WORN TO EFFECTIVELY KEEP HAIR FROM CONTACTING EXPOSED FOODAND CLEAN EQUIPMENT A...
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED RUST ON FRONT RIGHT OUTER EDGE OF UPPER FRONT STAINLESS STEEL PANEL OF FRONT WALL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD AND BUILDUP ON FLOORS AND IN CORNERS OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND CORNERS OF WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MISSING WALL PANEL ABOVE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING WALL PANEL ABOVE WALK IN COOLER.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO PROOF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
2024-06-17 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 7 ▾
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE AT LEAST ONE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SI...
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE AT LEAST ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CERTI...
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE ENTER KITCHEN FROM OUTSIDE AND WASH HANDS IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE FOOD EMPLOYEES PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE BY WASHING HANDS IN DESIGNATED HANDWASHING SINKS ONLY. DISCUSSED WITH FOOD EMPLOYEE AND PERSON-...
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN THE REAR 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN.
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE HAIR AND BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES TO BE SOILED: EXTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE SOILED WITH RUST, REAR PANEL OF DRINK MACHINE SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREV...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DRYING MOP HEAD STORED IN CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR NEAR THE UTILITY SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE MOP AND STORE DRYING MOPS SUCH THAT MOP HEAD DOES NOT CONTAMINATE FLOORS OR WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
2023-08-03 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH DELI MEAT SANDWICHES IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED ON-SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO...
HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DID NOT WASH HANDS AFTER USING THE TOILET ROOM WHEN ENTERING THE KITCHEN SPACE. FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE BY PROPERLY WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TAKS. DISCUSSED WITH EMPLOYEE AND MANAGER ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION ...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
EXTERIOR FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR HAS AN OPEN GAP WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CITY MANAGER CERTIFICATE, MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION AND PRESENT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL CITY/PENDING CITY MANAGERS, MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION AND PRESENT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2022-08-04 Pass Canvass 3 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH CUTTABLE SURFACES.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED SMALL LEAK AT FAUCET ATTACHED TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER SODA DISPENSING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2021-01-07 Pass Canvass 2 ▾
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST DETAIL CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY (PREP AREA & TOILET ROOM), INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGY TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST OBTAIN ALLERGY TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2020-04-13 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 4 ▾
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PR...
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED CUTTING SURFACES ALONG MAIN PREP LINE WITH DEEP GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
OBSERVED INADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO FILL COMPARTMENTS FOR DISH WASHING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGY TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST OBTAIN ALLERGY TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
2019-06-12 Pass Canvass 2 ▾
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
NO FOOD PROBE THERMOMETER ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
SPRAY BOTTLES NOT LABELED IN KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
2018-06-05 Pass License ▾
No violations found.
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