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Bj's Market & Bakery

March 31, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: ICE MACHINE IN REAR NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, NOT PROTECTED FROM DIRT, DUST OR CONTAMINATION. A PINK SUBSTANCE FOUND ON UPPER PANEL INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WHICH IS DRIPPING INTO THE ICE. ALSO FOUND THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TOP PANEL OF THE MACHINE MISSING WHICH WAS REPLACED WITH A PIECE OF CARD BOARD. MUST HAVE THE PANEL PROPERLY REPLACED OR REQUEST A NEW MACHINE FROM THE COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL OBSERVED ON PREMISES. MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 50 FOUND ON FLOOR, AND ONTOP OF CONTAINERS AND SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE ROOM, 15 ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, 30 FOUND ON FLOOR ACROSS FROM REAR EXIT DOOR BEHIND THE LARGE CO2 NEAR THE WALL. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN THE FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS AND REQUEST A VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: : THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED ON REPORT# 1632583 DATED 3-3-16 NOT CORRECTED:-32-OBSERVED ACCUMULATED ICE ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ACCUMULATED ICE. -34-OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYERS WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND BASEBOARDS ARE MISSING/IN DISREPAIR AT THE MOP SINK AND AROUND THE HOT WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS.-36- OBSERVED UN-SHIELDED LIGHTS INSIDE OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD ALL LIGHTS.-42-: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING HANDLED. NON COMPLIANT WITH PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: DOOR TO WALK-IN COOLER FOUND WITH A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM, MUST REPAIR THIS DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT LOSS OF COLD CIRCULATING AIR INSIDE OF UNIT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF: THE DEEP FRYERS, ROTISSERIE OVEN, OVENS, ALL COOLERS,ALL SINKS, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT, HOT HOLDING UNIT, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE STAINS AND DIRT FROM THE WALLS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN, PAINT OR REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS AND CLEAN OR REPLACE SHIELDS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 27, 2017: 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.