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JIBARITO'S Y MAS SOUTH SIDE

6601 W ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60638 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

JIBARITO'S Y MAS SOUTH SIDE has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since June 21, 2023. The most recent inspection, on May 21, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.

2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 2, 2024. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 3, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times on December 3, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on November 3, 2025. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH TORN GASKET. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GASKETS OF PREP COOLER(S) IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH FOOD RESIDUE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LEAK AT BOTTOM OF HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED BOXES OF PLAINTAINS, ETC STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  2. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTD TO LABEL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • REAR EXIT DOOR NOT PROTECTED, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND PROTECTED
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • MULTI USE EQUIPMENT IMPROPERLY STORED ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES AND INVERT DURING STORAGE
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • SLOW DRAINING HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • WALL AND WALL BASE ACROSS FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR, LARGE OPENINGS WITH EXPOSED STUDS, INSULATION, ETC. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL AND WALL BASE SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • SLIGHT ACCUMULATION OF STANDING WATER ON FLOOR NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, APPEARS TO BE SEEPAGE FROM UNDER FLOOR TILES. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY.
  3. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 28. TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
      • IMPROPER USE OF TOXIC ITEMS NOTED. PREMISES USED FULLY CONCENTRATED FABULOSO TO SPRAY ON DINING ROOM TABLES AND OTHER PROHIBITED SURFACES. INSTD TO USE PROPERLY DILUTED FABULOSO ONLY ON FLOORS, WALLS, AND TOILETS AND NOT IN SPRAY BOTTLES OR ON OTHER SURFACES AS NOTED ON MANUFACTURERS LABELED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-015 PRIORITY
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • FOOD STORAGE IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE ON PROPER SHELVING AND MAINTAIN
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • BOWLS AND POTS ARE BEING USED AS DISPENSING UTENSILS AND COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS. INSTD TO USE PROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS WITH HANDLES AND MAINTAIN SAME
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT REAR HANDSINK NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL TIMES.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-602.13 OBSERVED RUST BUILD-UP ON THE BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF RESIDUE AND RUST.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • -201.11 OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  5. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT REAR HANDSINK NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL TIMES.
    • 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED 5LBS OF RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 81.1F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND MAINTAIN ALL HOT-HELD FOODS AT 135F OR HIGHER. (THE PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 5LBS OF RICE AT A COST OF $20). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN ALL PREP AREAS AS WELL AS THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ABATE ACTIVITY WITH ASSISTANCE OF LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED RUST BUILD-UP ON THE BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS FREE OF RESIDUE AND RUST.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  6. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. License

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE HANDWASH SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN SAME AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • AIR GAP AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK HAS BEEN FILLED WITH A FOAM. INSTD TO REMOVE FOAM AND HAVE PROPER AIR GAP.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • EXCESSIVE NON USED EQUIPMENT IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL NON USED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES
  8. License

    0 infractions

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