Joe's Imports

813 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Italian

Last inspected: Oct 13, 2022

Score

Medium Risk

Going back to 2019, Joe's Imports has three inspections in the public record. Joe's Imports was last inspected on Oct 13, 2022. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. Note that Joe's Imports's inspection history hasn't been updated since Oct 13, 2022; current conditions may have shifted from what the file shows.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around four violations lately compared to roughly zero violations before.

That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

Inspections

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Major latest

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Inspection History

Oct 13, 2022

Routine

4 major violations.

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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PERSON WITH AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction

Inspector notes: OBSERVED MUSSELS IN CONTAINER WITHOUT SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED. SHELLSTOCK tags or labels shall remain attached to the container in which the SHELLSTOCK are received until the container is empty. MUSSELS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED. WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $30.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE FOR VACUUM SEALED CHICKEN. ALSO OBSERVED VACUUM SEALED PORK CHOP, MILD CHEESE, CAPICOLA, B.P. CRACKER, BED, TRIPLE BERRY, PISTACHIO, NUTS, SCALLOPS AND SAUSAGE SPICE. MUST SUBMIT A HACCP PLAN TO CDPH FOR APPROVAL. FOOD HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS AT A COST OF $300.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON SITE FOR VACUUM SEALED CHICKEN. MUST SUBMIT VARIANCE TO CDPH FOR APPROVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 FOR CITATION.

Aug 5, 2020

Complaint

No violations found.

100

Jan 29, 2019

License

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Joe's Imports last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Joe's Imports on file is from Oct 13, 2022. The public record contains three inspections in total.

Has Joe's Imports' inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Joe's Imports have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly zero earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Joe's Imports means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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