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7-Eleven

September 23, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings3

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY VERIFIED BY ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE EATING IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. EMPLOYEES MUST NOT EAT IN FOOD PREP AREAS, MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO EAT.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: PLASTIC ICE CHUTE FOR DISPENSING ICE ON THE ICE MACHINE/SODA SYSTEM FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATLY 60 LBS ASSORTED MEAT AND CHEESE TAQUITOS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A PREP COOLER RANGING IN TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 55.9F TO 57.7F. ALL TAQUITOS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATE VALUE AT $120.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE DOOR PREP COOLER, USED FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAQUITOS, NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED AT 60.6F WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAQUITOS AT 55.9F AND ABOVE. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING A HAT OR HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CABIBNET SHELVING UNDER THE COFFEE STATION HAND SINK DIRTY WITH SOILED CARDBOARD AS LINER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT FACILITY. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY TOILET IN THE NORTH WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN AT THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA NOT IN FOOD PREP OR DRY FOOD STORAGE FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
code 56
Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE AND THE OWNERS MOTHER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITHIN 6FT OF EACH OTHER AND CONVERSING WITHOUT WEARING A FACE COVERING. ALSO NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION A CUSTOMER ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUSINESS, SELF-SERVE A BEVERAGE, WITHOUT WEARING A FACE COVERING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS. CITATION ISSUED 7-28-060.
code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 22, 2019: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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