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Cermak Fresh Market

February 7, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK INACCESSIBLE IN REAR BAKERY PREP AREA. HOT WATER WAS SHUT OFF AT HAND WASHING SINK MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AND ONLY COLD WATER WAS AVAILABLE. OBSERVED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES PREPPING FOOD WHILE HOT WATER WAS TURNED OFF. HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER TURNED ON HOT WATER FROM VALVE BELOW HAND SINK.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED HARD BOILED EGGS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 48.2F AT SALAD BAR. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT SALAD BAR. COTTAGE CHEESE FOUND AT 46.3F, COLE SLAW FOUND AT 48.5F, CHOPPED ROMAINE LETTUCE FOUND AT 43.8F, SPINACH FOUND AT 47.5F. RAW HAMBURGER PATTIES FOUND AT 44.9F IN PREP COOLER. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. FOOD WAS DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY BY MANAGER. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS AT A COST OF $125.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN EQUIPMENT THERMOMETER NOT READING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF COOLER WHERE PACKAGED DUTCH BACON WAS BEING STORED. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE EQUIPMENT THERMOMETER.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED VEGETABLES FOR CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE WITHOUT A LABEL. FOOD ITEMS INCLUDE PACKAGED RADISHES, PEPPERS, BEANS AND MILPRO. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL WITH THE NAME OF BUSINESS, ADDRESS, NAME OF FOOD, NET QUANTITY.
code 37
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE IN BAKERY PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN PREPARING FOODS.
code 40
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE AT WASH BOWL (RIGHT SIDE) AT 81.2F IN MEN'S EMPLOYEE BATHROOM. WASH BOWL ON LEFT SIDE WAS MAINTAINING WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100.0F. WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 100.0F OR ABOVE THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT IN CHICKEN PREP WALK IN COOLER NOT WORKING. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 13, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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