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Big Salem

February 13, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 44.5F TO 45.7F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AND HAVE UNIT SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: MILK AND EGGS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44.1F TO 45.9F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FROM WALK-IN COOLER. PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND REMOVED FROM SALE. MILK TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION, MUST REMAIN ON PREMISES UNTIL RELEASED BY THE HEALTH DEPT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVEN IN REAR.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND STOCK(INCLUDING BASEMENT). MUST ELEVATE ALL STOCK IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND ON SALES 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN, PAINT AND REPAIR WALLS, DOORS AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT FRONT SECTIONS BY WASHROOM, IN STORAGE AREA BY DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER, IN DISHWASHING AREA AND IN AREA BY REAR EXIT DOOR. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LUGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: STORING AN EXCCESSIVE AMOUNT OF POP AND MILK CRATES IN REAR STORAGE ROOM, MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN THIS AREA REMOVING ALL UNUSED CRATES FROM PREMISES. MUST DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET AND HANG MOP UPRIGHT TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 28, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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