Ak Food Mart

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: PIC DOESN'T HAVE FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION)
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHEESE SAUCE,COOKED GROUND BEEF).MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
  code 2Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-204.112(B) Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN REACH IN COOLERS NEAR GAMING MACHINES.
  code 36
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-903.11(A;C) Inspector Comments: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  code 45
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE AND PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 5-205.15 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE NO RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK & MISSING FAUCET HANDLE,LEAKY PIPE AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK & LOOSE FAUCET HANDLE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL BASE TILE TRIM,STAINED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVERS NEAR SLUSHIE MACHINE. • Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA,WALK IN COOLER STORAGE AREA,SMALL STORAGE AREA,BEHIND GAMING MACHINES/COOLERS AT FRONT WINDOW AND PREP AREAS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2385827 8/6/20 NOT CORRECTED #48- STILL OBSERVED 3- COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP IN ALL OTHER COMPARTMENTS AND MOP SINK WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM SINK AND SLOW DRAINING.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. #48- STILL OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO CHECK SANITIZING SOLUTION PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 6, 2020: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 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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