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Casa Hernandez Grocery Store

February 24, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: WE OBSERVED TCS FOOD COOKED CARNITAS STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 48.8F TO 50F. COLD PRODUCTS MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW . PER MANAGER STATEMENT CARNITAS WAS COOKED ON 2-23-2025.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDE. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURE: POUND 7,VALUE 62.93. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS MUST HAVE LABELD WITH A COMMOMN NAME
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: ALUMINUM FOIL IS USED INSIDE THE BUTCHER DISPLAY CASE.FOIL IS ATTACHED AT DRAIN UNIT ABOVE FOOD,MUST REMOVE AND INSTALL A DRAIN HOSE. PRESENTLY NOT LEAKING.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS IN BUTCHERS'S AREA. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 1-26-2024,REPORT#2588647 #38) 6-501.112: REMOVE DEAD MOUSE FROM TRAP AT REAR NON STORAGE AREA,SWEEP AREA OBSERVED TODAY DEAD MICE FOOD STORAGE AND IN SELLING AREA. #47) 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE IN COOLER AND FREEZER. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. #47)4-101.19 MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.REMOVE #47)4-501.12: CUTTING BOARDS IN THE BUTCHER'S AREA WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS #53)5-501.17: COVER IS REQUIRED FOR RECEPTACLE INSIDE STAFF WASHROOM #56)6-202.11: PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IS REQUIRED ABOVE FRESH OPENED PRODUCE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090,CITATION ISSUE
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 26, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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