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Al Noor Meat &Grocery

October 12, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN POOR REPAIR WITH CLOGGED SINK AND LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM U-JOINT PIPING. ALSO NOTED NO SOAP AT SAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE HAND WASH SINK AND HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT SINK ALWAYS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
code 11Priority
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: NOTED OVER 50 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AT CORNER WALL BASE AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA AND AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO NOTED LARGE FLIES AT THE DISPLAY, MEAT PREP AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #1970974 DATED 11/7/2017 NOT CORRECTED:-#30) OBSERVED LABELS NEEDED ON PREPACKAGED FROZEN MEAT KEPT IN FREEZER. ALL PREPACKAGED ITEMS MUST HAVE LABEL CONTAINING NAME OF PRODUCT AND NAME/ ADDRESS OF STORE WHERE PRODUCT IS PURCHASED.#32)OBSERVED FROZEN CONDENSATE ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN FREEZER. REMOVE ALL FROZEN CONDENSATE FROM WALK IN FREEZER. OBSERVED SHELF UNDER TABLE HOLDING MEAT GRINDER CONTAINS RUST. RESTORE SURFACE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. #33) OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS NEED TO BE SCRUBBED AND SANITIZED WITH BLEACH. REMOVE DARK GROOVES FROM CUTTING BOARDS. #34)OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND ALL SHELVING IN FRONT STORE AREA. ALL SHELVES NEED TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM WALLS AND ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED BEHIND SHELVING. OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER LARGE BUTCHER COOLER UNCLEAN WITH BUILDUP OF DIRT AND GRIME. MOVE COOLER AND CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDERNEATH. OBSERVED FLOORS IN BUTCHER AREA UNCLEAN. CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN BUTCHER AREA. OBSERVED FLOOR TILE IN BUTCHER AREA NEAR DOOR LEADING TO WALK IN COOLERS. REPAIR FLOOR TILE. #35) OBSERVED HOLE IN WEST SIDE OF WALL AT BASE IN BASEMENT. MUST CLOSE ALL HOLES IN WALLS TO DETER RODENT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING ON EAST SIDE OF BASEMENT. MUST CLOSE ALL HOLES IN CEILING TO DETER RODENT ENTRY.#41) ALL ITEMS IN NORTH SIDE OF BASEMENT NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM WALLS SO PEST CONTROL CAN HAVE ACCESS AND DETER RODENT AND INSECT HARBORAGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN RAILS OF THE DISPLAY FREEZER AND THE MEAT DISPLAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT THE FRONT DISPLAY AREA AND FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE. NOTED MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ALONG PIPPING THROUGH OUT PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT ENTRY PLACES FOR PEST.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SLOW WATER DRAIN AT THE BATHROOM HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED NO HAND WASH SINK AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 7, 2016: 3 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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