Al-Amin Grocery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• 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 LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. FOUND ROACHES IN FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR STORAGE ROOM, BATHROOM, SHELVING UNITS AT REAR OF PREMISES, AND ON WALLS AT REAR OF PREMISES. ALSO, IN CRACKS AND CREVICES ALONG DOORS AT REAR OF PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 LIVE ROACHES AT PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND LARGE LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINAGE PIPING, LEAKY FAUCET, AND INTERIOR OF COMPARTMENT NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 24
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND 3 REACH IN FREEZER DOORS IN POOR REPAIR. REAR OF PREMISES.(TORN GASKETS)
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:SHELVING UNITS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, FRONT COUNTERS,INTERIOR OF BAND SAW, PREPARATION TABLES, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED ABOVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND MANY SMALL HOLES AND CREVICES AT REAR OF PREMISES THAT MUST BE SEALED. HOLES MUST BE COVERED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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