Cermak Fresh Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND 1 LIVE ROACH AT DISHWASHING AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A. MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION FOR ICE MACHINE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.
  code 51
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 9-28-20 INSPECTION # 2401692. VIOLATION 48. OBSERVED COOKING POTS TILT SKILLET AND KETTLE USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK. MUST USE SMALLER POTS OR MUST PROVIDE CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE AND/OR.MUST SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES TO CDPH AT FOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG FOR APPROVAL BEFORE RE-INSPECTION VIOLATION 53. MUST PROVIDE A TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH A COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN EMPLOYEES UNISEX BATHROOMS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED. 7-42-090. MUST CORRECT ALL MENTIONED VIOLATIONS.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 28, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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