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Best Choice Oriental Grocery

November 20, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTH 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN REAR PREP: STOPPERS MISSING INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS AT BOTH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FAUCETS, HOT AND COLD-WATER HANDLES AT HANDSINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP HARD TO TURN, INSTRCUTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE TRAP IN REAR PREP LEAKING FROM BROKEN BASE AND WITH NO LID, NOTED GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT WITHOUT LID. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES FRONT PREP, REAR PREP AND BEHIND DISPAY CASES, THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AND WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND REAR PREP AREAS AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 12, 2024: 6 findings recurred. 8 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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