71St Grocery Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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: FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INSIDE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE A LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED VISIBLE FOR CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION MADE ON JAN. 27, 2012. MUST DISPLAY/POST INSPECTION SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B ISSUED.
  code 28
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JAN. 27, 2012 LICENSE INSPECTION AS REQUIRED. #38 PREMISES MUST INSTALL MOP SINK TO CITY PLUMBING WITH BACKFLOW DEVICE AND LARGE ENOUGH FOR MOP BUCKET TO FIT INSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STICKY RESIDUE IN REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR; MUST CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR. SOME DUST OBSERVED ON SELLING FLOOR SHELVES; REMOVE DUST FROM SHELVES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND SELLING FLOOR SHELVES, REAR STORAGE AREA, SINKS, BASEMENT STORAGE ETC. SOME AREAS STICKY OTHERS DUSTY. BASEMENT FLOOR HAS GLUE BOARDS FULL OF DEAD WATER BUGS; REMOVE.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THREE COMP SINK ON PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED; SINK NEEDS CLEANING IN ALL COMPARTMENTS. ALSO THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER AT THIS SINK AT THIS TIME; RESTORE WATER TO SINK. (STORE SELLS ALL PACKAGED ITEMS)
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING MOP WATER IN MOP BUCKET; REMOVE STANDING WASTE WATER FROM MOP BUCKET WHEN DONE MOPPING. UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT; MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS OBSERVED IN BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER. OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR NACHO CHEESE AND AN EMPTY CROCK POT IN REAR OF PREMISES; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS THAT WERE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 27, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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