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Carniceria Jimenez #2

April 7, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATLEY 50 LBS COMMERCIALLY PACKAGED (BOLOGNA, SALAMI, HOT DOGS, POLISH SAUSAGES, DELI MEAT, APPROX. 85 LBS VARIETY FRESH CHEESES, 70 LBS VARIETY PACKAGED SOUR CREAM, ALL RANGING BETWEEN 51F-57F. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS CHORIZO (55F), 6 LBS QUESADILLA FILLING MIX (53F). ALL SAID TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE DISPLAY COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN GROCERY AREAS AND IN UPRIGHT COOLERS STORED IN THE PREP AREA OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD FOOD ITEMS @41FR AND BELOW AND MAINTAIN. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARED BY PIC. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. TOTAL COST OF DISCARDED ITEMS $500.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE STORING TCS FOODS... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS FAR RIGHT DAIRY COOLER CONTAINING FRESH CHEESE, SOUR CREAM, ETC LOCATED IN GROCERY ACROSS FROM CHICKEN/PORK (53F) 2 DOOR COOLER WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED IN A RESTAURANT (50F), AND A DISPLAY COOLER LOCATED ON THE WEST WALL OF GROCERY CONTAINING FRESH CHEESE, HOT DOGS, BREAKFAST MEAT, PORK (55F). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLING EQUIPMENT AT 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS THROUGHOUT COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT GROCERY STORE (DAIRY, MEAT, PROCESSED FOODS) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS LOCATED IN MEAT PREP WITH DEEP CUTS AND DARK GROOVESS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INSIDE OF RAW MEAT CASING LOCATED IN REAR OF GROCERY STORE IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED WIRED RACKS, STORAGE CONTAINERS ANS SHELVING RACK IN CHICKEN PACKING PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED, DISCOLORED AND MISSING CEILING TILE THROUGHOUT GROCERY 7,8,9, AISLES WHERE COOLING UNITS ARE LOCATED AND NEAR MEAT DEPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBALE SURFACES
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FANS INSIDE PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER, CHICKEN PACKAGING AND REAR PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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