✕

Austin Food Mart

November 19, 2015 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

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: FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR IS NOT RODENT PROOFED AS REQUIRED AT THE BOTTOM. A 1/4 INCH GAP OBSERVED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AS THE ATTACHED DOOR SWEEP DOES NOT COMPLETELY SEAL THE DOOR AT THE FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. NO LOG BOOK ON PREMISES FOR REVIEW TO VERIFY SERVICE; MUST PROVIDE. A FLY STRIP OBSERVED OVER THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STRIP. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HELD AND SERVED (NACHO CHEESE WITH COOKED GROUND BEEF). INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HELD AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
code 21
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE STORE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME WATER STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND ON THE SELLING FLOOR; REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN CEILING VENTS TO REMOVE DUST WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THREE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN THE STORAGE AREA, WALK-IN COOLER AND OFFICE; REMOVE CLUTTER FROM AREAS. OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE MOP BUCKET IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WATER FROM BUCKET AND HANG MOPS TO DRY.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Austin

See every restaurant in Austin →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.