Cermak Food Mart

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OVER 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FRONT COUNTER AREA SHELVES AND FLOORS. NUMBEROUS HOLES AND GAPS FOUND IN SAID AREA. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY AND FILL IN THE GAPS AND HOLES WHERE THEY LIVE AND HIDE.
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: MR. TALIB HAS A LETTER DATED JULY 10, 2012 FROM FOODSERVICE EDUCATION SEMINARS BUT NO VALID CITY CERTIFICATE. A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW. THE ABOVE SLICES AND SELLS COLD CUTS AND SERVES HOT NACHO CHEESE.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE STORE SHELVES ARE DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE SHELVES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE MEAT SLICER HAS A STICKY RESIDUE ON THE MACHINE AND THE SINK IS DIRTY. WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE ABOVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: THE FLOORS IN THE FRONT COUNTER ARE DIRTY, CLEAN THE FLOORS FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 24, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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