Cermak Fresh Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: FOUND NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT BOTH EMPLOYEES MENS AND WOMENS HANDWASH SINKS AT BASEMENT, WATER TEMPERATURE AT 64.9 F. HOWEVER FOUND RUNNING HOT WATER AT OVER 110.0 F AT ALL OTHER SINKS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE RUNNING HOT WATER AT BOTH EMPLOYEES MENS AND WOMENS WASHROOMS AT A MINIMAL 100.0 F BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). ESTABLISHMENT IS PUT ON 2 DAY WORK AROUND BY CDPH.
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSEREVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEPS AT OUTER DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF OUTSIDE DOORS.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON SALAD BAR CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR LITTERED AT BOTH MENS AND WOMENS EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BOTH WASHROOMS FLOORS.
  code 55

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Compared with Pass on October 15, 2024: 4 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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