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Cermak Fresh Market

March 3, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NOTED NO HOT WATER AT THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS: AT THE CUSTOMER WOMAN'S WASHROOM 75.9F. CUSTOMER MEN'S WASHROOM 73.2F. PRODUCE PREP 76.2F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM OF 100F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IN THE KITCHEN DISH ROOM WHERE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE ARE LOCATED. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN EGGS THAT WERE VISIBLY CRACKED AND LEAKING OUT FROM THE STORAGE CARTON BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE PEELED AND PREPARED ONIONS AND VARIOUS PEPPERS AND ASSORTED VEGETABLES INSIDE THE KITCHEN PREP WALK-IN COOLER. ALL VEGETABLES WERE DISCARDED AND EGGS REMOVED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE IN-USE KNIVES BETWEEN THE CUTTING BOARD AND PREP TABLE. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE SOILED FLOOR MATTING ON SHELVING WITH CLEAN PANS IN THE BAKERY.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE RAW WOODEN BLOCKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR PREP TABLES IN THE RAW CHICKEN PREP/CUTTING ROOM. MUST BE NON-POROUS AND CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREAS.----RAW WOODEN SHELVING UNDER THE MICROWAVE OVENS IN THE BAKERY PREP. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • NOTED THE TABLETOP CAN OPENER AND A WHEELED, METAL FOOD CART IN THE KITCHEN WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK AT THE NOZZLE ON THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MISSING CERAMIC BASEBOARD COVING IN THE MEAT PREP. MUST REPLACE. • MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE KITCHEN PREP. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE BAKERY PREP. MUST REPLACE ALL.----CRACKED AND DAMAGED CAULKING AT THE CUSTOMER MEN'S WASHROOM WASHBOWL. BLACKENED AND MOLDY CAULKING AT THE BAKERY HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE BOTH.----EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE BAKERY STAND MIXER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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