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Cermak Fresh Market

June 7, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR CONTAINING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING TAMALES AND MEXICAN SOUP AT 55.5F. COOLER WAS TAGGED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WITHIN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INCLUDING 6 PACKAGES OF RIBS VALUED AT $36 AT 124.0F, 7 PACKAGES OF TAMALES VALUED AT $40 AT 124.3F, 6 LUNCH PLATES CONTAINING MEAT AT 126.0F VALUED AT $30, 8 DINNER PLATES CONTAINING MEAT AT 127.0F VALUED AT $48, 14 SANDWICHES AT 106F VALUED AT $50,4 GALLONS SOUP AT 118F VALUED AT $50. OBSERVED 3 DOZEN EGGS ON SALAD BAR AT 56.1F VALUED AT $25, AND 3 GALLONS MEXICAN SOUP AT 56.6F VALUED AT $25 WITHIN REFRIGERATOR. ALL FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. OBSERVED 50LBS OF VARIOUS SUSHI ROLLS VALUED AT $300 AT 53.4F.ALL SUSHI WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: OBSERVED GAUGE COCKS ON DISH MACHINE IN BAKERY IN DISREPAIR. RINSE TEMPERATURE ONLY REACHING 165F. REPAIR WASH WATER GAUGE AND RINSE WATER GAUGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED SUSHI REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REFRIGERATOR DOOR ON SUSHI REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES IN MEAT CUTTING ROOM. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH WORN WITH DARK GROOVES.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING TILES IN MENS STAFF WASHROOM MISSING OR IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE OR REPAIR CEILING TILES IN MENS STAFF WASHROOM.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS OUT ABOVE COOLING AREAS. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN BULBS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EXPOSED HAND SINK. OBSERVED INADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN DISHWASHING AREA NEAR HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. REPAIR SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WOMENS STAFF WASHROOM WITH 1/2 SINKS WITH NO RUNNING WATER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED LACK OF THERMOMETERS THROUGHOUT COOLERS. ALL COOLERS NEED TO BE CHECKED AND EVERY COOLER NEEDS AN EASILY READABLE THERMOMETER INCLUDING CAKE COOLERS AND SUSHI COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2017: 6 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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