Big Apple Finer Foods Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED RUSTED SHELVES IN FRONT HOLDING PACKAGED BREAD. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • NOTED CRATES BEING USED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, PRODUCE, WALK-IN COOLERS AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND USE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES OFF THE GROUND. • NOTED ALL CUTTING SURFACES IN PRODUCE PLATFORM AREA WITH DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND RESTORE TO SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR/WALLS/CEILING OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED DUST ON CEILINGS OF DAIRY AND PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND BOXES ON THE FLOOR IN NON-FOOD STORAGE CLOSET ADJACENT TO DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED/UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE KEPT ITEMS ON SHELVES A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES OFF THE FLOOR
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NOTED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 23, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.