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Cermak Food Mart

October 30, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: PIC DOESN'T DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD OPERATION.MUST PROVIDE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 1Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING FOR TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF DELI/MEAT DISPLAY UNIT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND INTERIOR BASEMENT DOOR TO ADJACENT BASEMENT.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 30 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS INSIDE OF CHIP DISPLAY BOXES,ON SHELF BEHIND THE POPCORN,ON FLOOR UNDER & IN BETWEEN JUICE COOLERS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.ALSO 1- LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON BOX OF WAX PAPER.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 10/30/18.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN 3- COMP SINK AND MOPSINK AND REPLACE BROKEN SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND MOPSINK. • OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION,STORAGE AND DISPLAY.OBSERVED A 3- PART HOT HOLDING UNIT,PREP COOLER AND CHEESE SAUCE DISPENSER ON PREP TABLE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE CUSTOMER IN REAR PREP/DELI MEAT AREA.MUST PROVIDE A SNEEZE GUARD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-005).
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN WALL AND OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT IN DELI/PREP AREA AND STORE PROPERLY.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST DEFROST ICE AND ICE CREAM FREEZERS.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILE AT SERVICE COUNTER AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHT. • MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT.
code 55
Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance

Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH A LITE CIGARETTE IN HIS HAND WALKING FROM REAR PREP/DELI AREA AND RIGHT PAST ME OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR.HE WENT AND PUT OUT CIGARETTE AND CAME BACK IN SMELLING OF STRONG SMOKE.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EMPLOYEES CAN'T SMOKE ON PREMISES AND NEED TO SMOKE 15 FEET AWAY FROM ENTRANCE OF BUILDING.(7-32-015)
code 62

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 28, 2016: 10 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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