OLD JERUSALEM RESTAURANT

Address: 1411 N WELLS ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Apr 21, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (18 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-04-21 00:00:00 (Canvass) 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING HAND WASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SUR
• Pass — 2025-04-14 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED THE GASKETS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR OF THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA BROKE
• Pass — 2024-08-01 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DUST ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE METAL SHELVING IN THE REAR NEXT TO THE HAND WASHING SINK
• Pass — 2023-08-15 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC CONTAINERS USED AS SCOOPS WITHOUT A HANDLE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SUR
• Pass — 2022-11-29 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-07-15 00:00:00 () 9. NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED - Comments: OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS USING THEIR BARE HANDS TO PREPARE READY-TO-EAT FOODS; (PITA BREAD,
• Pass — 2020-04-29 00:00:00 () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-07-25 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY
• Pass — 2018-06-11 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: Found retail food establishment making own yogurt on premises. Instructed to contact the Illinois Depart
• Pass — 2017-06-12 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FOUND GREASE BUILD-UP AT THE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY IN THE KITCHEN. MU
• Pass — 2017-01-24 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA.FO
• Pass — 2016-01-05 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: COOKED/PREPARED FOODS INSIDE THE KITCHEN COOLERS MUST HAVE A LABEL AND DATE AND MAINTAIN. | 31. CLEAN M
• Pass — 2015-07-14 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED RUSTY SHELVES BELOW PREP TABLES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT ON THE BASEMENT
• Pass — 2014-12-15 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. | 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTE
• Pass — 2014-04-09 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS WITH ACCUMULATED DUST AND GREASE. | 40. REFRIGERATION AND
• Pass — 2013-09-16 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN THE FAN INSIDE THE UPRIGHT COOLERS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. | 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND
• Pass — 2012-11-29 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MISSING LABELS AT BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. | 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES
• Pass — 2011-08-26 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cl

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