Big Daddy Food Mart

July 20, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND AT THE HANWASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT SUPPLIED PAPER TOWELS TO BOTH SINKS AT MY REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030C. CITATION ISSUED. • NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IS INSTALLED BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER WHERE GROUND BEEF NACHOS AND ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICHES ARE PREPARED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THIS AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030C. SEE ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012A. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF GROUND BEEF WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 104.4F STORED IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT THE FRONT COUNTER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 3# OF FOOD WORTH $10. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED HOT LINKS AT 46.4F, CHEESE AT 44.4F, GROUND BEEF AT 45.7F, SOUR CREAM AT 47.1F, PASTRAMI AT 44.6F, TURKEY AT 44.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100# OF FOOD WORTH $300. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.9F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AS GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNLABELED PACKAGED CRACKERS BEING SOLD OUT OF THEIR ORIGINAL LABELED BOX. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO SELL FOOD WITHOUT A LABEL.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF RODENTS THROUGHOUT THE STORE. OBSERVED OVER 300 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND RETAIL DISPLAY AREA, ON THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES WHERE CHIPS AND SNACKS ARE STORED. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020A. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED AN INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REMOVE THE DEVICE FROM THE PREMISES.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP, PREP TABLE, DELI COOLER AND INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE ESPECIALLY UNDER FOOD STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS. CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN LOCATED NEXT TO THE GREASE TRAP.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2016: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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