Bj's Market & Bakery

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLE AND SERVERD SUCH AS CHICKEN, RIBS, FISH AND GREENS. A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: NOTED INTERIOR OF STORAGE CADINETS, BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES AND DRY STORAGE SHELVING DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND/OR SPILLS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS INCLUDING THE WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED THE CEILING TILES,VENT COVERS AND AIR DUCTS THROUGH OUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING, WALL BASE IN THE REAR AREA'S STORAGE, DISH WASHING AND PREP AREAS NEED REPAIRING. NOTED BROKEN COVING AND/OR CHIPPING PAINT.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST ORGANIZE TO PREVENT HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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