Bj's Market & Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE ROACHES ON PREMISES.5- LARGE ROACHES,1 BABY ROACH IN MOP ROOM,AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AREAS.MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR TREATMENT.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND DRY STORAGE CONTAINER SEASON MIX LID CONTAINER/CRACK IN POOR REPAIR.MUST REPLACE LID.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF POP MACHINE NOZZLES, SPIGOTS, FRYER CABINETS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS, DISH MACHINE ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, UTILITY, AND DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. REPLACE STAINED CEILING AND WALLS TILES AS NEEDED. REPLACE WORN SWEEP ON REAR DOOR. • OBSERVED CRACKS/OPENINGS,SMALL HOLES IN SERVERAL AREAS ON PREMISES,IE AROUNDBASEBOARDS,UPPER WALLS IN MOP ROOM,BEHIND EQUIPMEMT,ETC.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO PREVENT HIDING AREAS FOR PEST.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 7, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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