71St Meat Market

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, REMOVE BOXES FROM PREP TABLES, AND CLEAN /PAINT ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN DISH WASHING AREAS. PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN PREP COOLER IN BASEMENT. REPLACE CRACK GLASS IN PACKAGED ICE FREEZER AND TO DOUBLE SLIDING DOORS TO DELI MEAT CASE IN FOOD PREP AREA. REPLACE WORN GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO WALK-IN PREP COOLER IN BASEMENT. REMOVE FLOOR TILE FROM SHELVES BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND PAINT RUSTY ALL RUSTY AND UNCLEANABLE SURFACES IN THIS AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS(INCLUDING ALL LEGS, WHEELS) OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, ALL STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES, MEAT SAW, MEAT SLICER, EXPOSED HAND SINK, CUTTING BOARDS, MEAT WRAPPER AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(ESPECIALLY IN BASEMENT). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FOOD PREP AREA AND IN MOP CLOSET,
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE BOTTOM FLOOR AREA UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DOOR. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER IF NACHOS AND CHEESE ARE TO BE SOLD IN THIS AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN REAR SECTION OF BASEMENT(PLASTIC CRATES). CLEAN AND SANITIZE ENTIRE BASEMENT FOUL ODOR OBSERVED. REFRAIN FROM USING EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA AS A STORAGE UNIT MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 19, 2013: 6 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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