Blackstone Market/ Mercat

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AT 2 EXPOSED HAND SINKS.(FRONT PREPARATION AREAS/4TH FLOOR KITCHEN AREAS). CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. FOUND PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 11-19-10 INSPECTION #401341. FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 75 FRUIT FLIES AT STARBUCKS CAFE ON WALLS, CEILING, AND FLYING AROUND. FURTHERMORE, SOME ACTIVITY ALONG HALL WAYS NEXT TO STARBUCKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALY HAZARDOUS FOOD. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOUND FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN: TABLE, COUNTERTOPS, EQUIPMENT, SINKS, AND EXTERIOR OF ALL SURFACES.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT FAUCET UNDER SINK AT MAIN FLOOR.(VACUUM BREAKER MUST BE USED IF GARDEN HOSE IS TO BE ATTACHED) • FOUND FLOORS/FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREAS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 19, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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