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Austin Food Store Inc

December 22, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED USED CAT LITTER BOX ON SITE DURING INSPECTION, IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. AS WELL AS BLACK AND WHITE CAT AND CAT FEEDING BOWL AND WATER BOWL BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REMOVE. SITE CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION #. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005 (A)
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT TIGHT FITTING OVER FLOWING WITH TRASH AND CARDBOARD BOXES. POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENT AND OTHER PEST. INFORMED SITE THAT OVERFLOWING DUMPER IS A FEEDING SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED SITE TO SCHEDULE PICK UP FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
code 19
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 CERTIFIED MANAGER, ON SITE DURING INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; MILK, ETC., WERE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 21
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING AND UNFINISHED FLOOR AS WELL AS RAW WOOD FLOOR IN FRONT COUNTER AREA NEAR FRONT WINDOW. ALSO OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE IN SAID AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL AISLES ON SHOWROOM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED SITE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT DISPLAY ROOM AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPLACE AND REPAIR. MAINTAINED AT ALL.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNED-OUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE SITE TO REPAIR.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCT SITE TO PROVIDE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT, 2 GOOD HUMOR DEEP FREEZER FLOOR CHEST, COLA DISPLAY COOLER AND UNUSED METAL SHELVING UNITS, IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ORGANIZE AREA, AS WELL AS ELEVATE INVENTORY AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 4, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.