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Big Time Food & Deli

November 26, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AVAILABLE AT TOTAL (3) HANDSINKS ON PREMISE... IN FRONT PREP OR (IN USE) REAR PREP HANDSINK AND WASHBOWL INSIDE TOILETROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT THIS TIME. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT BOTH EXPOSED HANDSINKS AS WELL AS WASHBOWL IN TOILET ROOM.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO SIGNED VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010 -. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE MAKING DELI SANDWICH WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD.
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTED SHELVING UNITS IN DELI MEAT COOLLING UNIT, LARGE COOLER HOLDING TCS FOODS AND NON TCS BEVERAGES AS WELL AS PREP TABLE WHERE CONDIMENTS ARE STORED LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SAID EQUIPMENT, CLEAN, RESURFACE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEABALE SURFACES.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZING STRENTH AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER ON ATM MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT HOLDING SLICING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NOTED ALLPLUMBING FIXTURES IN TOILETROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • NOTED TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID AREA.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2574775 ON 4-24-23. VIOLATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS... 49)OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DELI COOLER (STORING DELI MEAT) IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 55)OBSERVED GRIME AND BUILD-UP OF CLUTTER ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY BEHIND AND BETWEEN SHELVING (PAPER, TRASH). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CLUTTER OF EMPTY BOXES AND CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR AND AROUND THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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