Food Safety Report: Jerk It Iz, 8239 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60619 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 6, 2025
37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed bulk containers not labeled in prep area. Instructed manager to label all bulk containers with common name of food.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed several roaches crawling on walls, floor, and inside rodenticide bag in prep and storage areas. Observed numerous flying insects in washroom, prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to call an exterminator for service clean and sanitize all areas. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a) citation issued

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed fly strips hanging from ceiling in prep and dish washing areas. Instructed manager to remove all fly strips and maintain.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed numerous dead roaches on glue board inside office. Instructed manager to remove all dead insects and maintain.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed food handlers not wearing hair restraints. All food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rusty surfaces on bottom of prep tables in prep areas. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed deep grooved cutting boards in prep area. Instructed manager to replace and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed no stoppers for 3-compartment sink. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed grease builudp on interior and exterior surfaces of fryer cabinets, stove, grill, food debris on interior surfaces of coolers, freezers, shelving units, prep tables, bulk containers. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed leak under vanity sink, inside washroom utility sink in rear prep area, and equipment inside furnace room. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed food spills on walls, water and debris on floors under all equipment, along walls and in all corners in prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed mop stored inside soiled water in mop pail. Instructed manager to properly hang mop to dry to prevent insect breeding.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed peeling paint on walls in washrom, stained ceiling tiles in prep and storage areas, openings along walls in rear prep area. Instructed manager to replace/repair and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed grease and smoke builudp on filters inside ventilation hood. Instructed manager to clean and maintain

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed ventilation fan not operable inside washroom. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from report #2614301 on 3-21-25:10- rear hand washing sink in the prep area has no handwashing signage. Instructed to provide a handwashing signage and maintain. 36-reach in 2-door cooler by the cooking equipment outer thermometer is broken. Instructed to repair/replace or provide an internal thermometer. Maintain same. 47-rubber gasket on 2-door reach in cooler by cooking equipment is in poor repair. Instructed to replace and maintain. 49-the lower surface of the reach in coolers/freezers with food and dirt. Instructed to clean and maintain. 55- rear back wall by toilet room is missing the baseboard. Instructed to provide and maintain. 55-mop not properly stored when not in use. Instructed to store mop hanging up for proper air drying when not in use. Floors in the corners and under/around the heavy equpment with dirt, food and debris. Instructed to clean and maintain floors. 55-walls and ceiling tiles behind sinks, cooking/cooling equipment with dirt, food and stains. Instructed to clean and maintain walls/ceiling. 56-light shield above the refrigerator/hot holding unit in the rear prep area is missing. Instructed to provide and maintain. 56-filters on the ventilation hood with dirt, grease and dust build up. Instructed to clean and maintain. Priority foundation 7-42-090 citation issued

Source: chicago.gov