Big Apple Finer Foods Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: THESE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED VIOLATION#32-WORN DOOR GASKETS ON DAIRY WALK-IN AND PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. VIOLATION#34 DAMAGED FLOOR TILE NOT REPAIRED IN FRONT OF REACH IN FREEZER ON SALES FLOOR. VIOLATION#36 NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER OR PRODUCE PREP AREA. VIOLATION#38 NO HAND SINK PROVIDED AT PRODUCE PREP AREA WITH HOT AND COLD WATER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 SEE REPORT#1960359 DATED9/14/2016
  code 29
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER AT NORTH WALL RECIEVING AND STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE CLUTTER.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED IN A SLEEVE OR A SANITIZING SOLUTION.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE AN ICE SCOOP.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 14, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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