15Th Street Food Mart Inc.

March 8, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER AT START OF INVESTIGATION. PREMISES OPERATING UNDER CITY WATER DEPT ISSUED BOIL WATER ADVISORY NOTICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-40-010.
code 9Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, AND IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. FRONT DOOR NOT ADEQUATELY RODENT-PROOFED, GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH FOUND AT BOTTOM. DOOR MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING AT THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. 10 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED ON FIRST FLOOR IN SMALL STORAGE AREA BEHIND REACH-IN COOLERS ON SALES FLOOR ON PALLET BETWEEN MEAT DISPLAY CASE IN FOOD PREP AREA AND 20 FOUND SCATTERED ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND BETWEEN PALLETS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. MUST RODENT PROOF DOORS, REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, GREASE FOUND ON TOP OF THE LID OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE, AND TRASH FOUND ON GROUND BEHIND THE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. THIS EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE AND GROUND AREA AROUND THE DUMPSTER AREA MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE PROVIDED OR POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED(CHICKEN WINGS) AND/OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 11-24-15 ON REPORT# 1588827 NOT CORRECTED: -30-OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, POTATOES) IN CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS.-34- OBSERVED THE FLOORS OF THE BASEMENT AND THE WALK IN FREEZER ALSO LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES AROUND THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.-38-OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE HOT WATER KNOB OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN ALL. -
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO ATTACHED METAL DRAIN BOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL DRAIN BOARD. • REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM RACK ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND FROM STORAGE SHELVES IN SAME AREA(CLEAN AND/OR PAINT SURFACES IF NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR, UP NOTICED), PLASTIC STORAGE RACKS ON SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, LOWER EXTERIOR OPENING BEHIND THE COOLERS ON THE SALES FLOOR, SHELF UNDERNEATH SMALL PREP TABLE, AND MICROWAVE OVEN.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 24, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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