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Blessed Homeland Supermarket

December 8, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK COMPLETELY INACCESSBILE, BEING BLOCKED BY TWO CHEST FREEZERS FULL OF FOOD AT TIME OF INSPECTION. THE INSIDE OF THE SINK WAS FULL OF BAGS AND TO-GO CONTAINERS WHICH WERE FULL OF ROACHES. CHEST FREEZERS MUST BE MOVED AND THE ITEMS INSIDE OF THE SINK FULL OF ROACHES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED. HAND SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND FREE OF DEBRIS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF RODENT AND ROACH INFESTATION. OBSERVED OVER 50 LIVE ROACHES, OVER 100 RODENT DROPPINGS, AND A DEAD MOUSE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE PEST ACTIVITY. ALL INFECTED AREAS WITH DROPPINGS AND DEAD RODENTS MUST BE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND SANITIZED. FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE A LOG BOOK WITH A LICENSED PEST CONRTROL PROVIDER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN FRONT OF STORE AND ALSO STORED IN CHEST FREEZERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND THE FISH SLICER STORED IN A NON PREP AREA IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SLICER TO THE PREP AREA NEAR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. • MUST REPLACE THE BROKEN FLUSH HANDLE ON THE TOILET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN THE REAR AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND HEAVY FROST BUILDUP IN THE CHEST FREEZER FULL OF FISH PRODUCTS. MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOUND LIVE AND DEAD ROACHES INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SINKS AND EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND SEVERAL MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND A HOLE IN THE HOLE BEHIND THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOLE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK LEAKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 26, 2012: 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.